May 8 Birthdays

1986
Galen Rupp, United States, distance runner. In 2004 Rupp set U.S. high school records in the 2,000m (5:18.5), the 3,000m (8:03.67), and the 5,000m (13:37.91). Moving on to the University of Oregon, he won the NCAA cross-country title in 2008, won NCAA indoor track titles in the 3,000m and 5,000m in 2009, and won the 5,000m and 10,000m NCAA outdoor track titles in 2009. Rupp was on the 2008 (Beijing) U.S. Olympic team for the 10,000m and the U.S. teams for the 2007 (Osaka) and 2009 (Berlin) World Championships in Athletics.