Article 6PPN7 History maker: USA’s Grant Fisher takes bronze in men’s 10,000m at Paris Olympics

History maker: USA’s Grant Fisher takes bronze in men’s 10,000m at Paris Olympics

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Grant Fisher joined Lewis Tewanima (1912), Billy Mills (1964) and Galen Rupp (2012) as the only American men to medal in the 10,000m at the Olympics, winning bronze in a close final on Friday night at the Stade de France.

Fisher was narrowly pipped to the line by Ethiopa's Berihu Aregawi, who picked up the silver in a photo-finish.

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