Ryan Hill (born January 31, 1990) is an American

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runner. Hill was a

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in the

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at the

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. He represented the United States at the

2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race The Junior men's race at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Al Bisharat Golf Course in Amman, Jordan, on March 28, 2009. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'' and for the IAAF. Complete res ...

52nd place,

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and the

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, where he ran the 5000 meters at both finishing 7th and 5th, respectively. Hill competed for

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and was sponsored by

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immediately after college, where he was coached by

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in the

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. He was a

athlete from 2013-2020. In 2021, Hill signed with Hoke One One and NAZ Elite to train in Flagstaff, AZ.

Running career

High school

Hill attended Hickory High School in

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, where he emerged as one of the top high school distance runners in North Carolina, graduating in 2008. While competing in high school cross country and track, Hill became a multiple-time state champion.

Collegiate

Hill attended

, where he also competed in cross country and track. He was coached by Rollie Geiger while at NC State. He accumulated ten

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honors. At the 2012 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships, he placed third in the men's 1500 meter finals. As a freshman at NC State, Hill placed on the podium at 2009

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at Agricultural History Farm Park in

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and qualified to

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for 2009 World Cross Country Championships where he finished in 52nd place in 26:04.

Professional

After completing his collegiate career in May 2013, Hill went on to finish third in the 5000 meters at the

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to qualify for his first World team. Hill continued his immediate post-collegiate success by finishing 10th in world in the 5000 meters at the

. Hill signed a professional contract to represent

, and run for the

under coach

. The following year, Hill finished 3rd in the 3000 meters at the

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, missing a spot at the world championships by one place. In 2015, Hill won the two mile race at the

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. Hill won

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in 13:50.69, qualifying for his second World Championship team. Hill placed 7th, his second top 10 world finish 2015 World. September 11, Hill ran 13:05 at

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finale in

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. On February 20, 2016, Hill won the

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men's 3000m in 7:38.82. On March 11, 2016, Hill won the 3000m race at the

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. With a time of 7:38.60, edging out Paul Chelimo by .40 seconds (7:39.00) with his patented kick, Hill not only captured his third USA title but also qualified for the 2016 World Indoor Track and Field Championships in

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. At the

, the race began slow and tactical, and Hill settled into the second position. As the pace quickened, he eventually fell back, and was in 5th place with one lap remaining. Passing one runner on the backstretch, Hill found another gear, and passed two others in the last 100 meters to take 2nd place and the silver medal in a time of 7:57.39, finishing just barely behind 19-year-old

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of Ethiopia (7:57.21). Ryan Hill improved his PR to 7:30.93 at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on Saturday, August 27, 2016, finishing 4th. Only three Americans in history have run faster:

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(indoors), and

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. Hill finished in first place at USATF 5 km Championships hosted by CVS Health Downtown 5k in Providence, Rhode Island in a time of 13:57. On June 23, 2017, Hill finished in the top three at US Championships to qualify for his third World Championship team. At the

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in London, Hill easily qualified to the Final running the fifth fastest time of the day (13:22.79). Disaster struck two days later when Hill fell victim to the norovirus outbreak affecting athletes at the championships and was forced by USATF to withdraw from the final. In 2018, Hill finished second in the 5000 meters at the

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in 13:29.67, narrowly losing to Paul Chelimo by .20 seconds (13:29.47).

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