Nicholas "Nick" Rogers (born May 2, 1975) is a retired American long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres at the

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and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. He competed three times at the World Cross Country Championships, in

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and

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. In 2001 he won a bronze medal in the team competition. His personal best times were 7:56.65 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London; 13:18.50 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Heusden-Zolder; and 27:55.17 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Palo Alto. Rogers was born in

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* 1975 births Living people American male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Seattle 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub