PARIS Midland’s Bryce Hoppel finished fourth in the finals of the men’s 800-meter run at the Paris Olympics Saturday at Stade de France.
The Tall City native and Midland High graduate finished in a time of one minute and 41.67 seconds, coming up one spot short of a medal.
Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi took the gold in a time of 1:41.19 while Canada’s Marco Arop was second in 1:41.20 and Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati finished third in 1:41.50.
Spain’s Mohamed Attaoui was fifth in a time of 1:42.08 while France’s Gabriel Tual was sixth in 1:42.14.
Botswana’s Tshepiso Masalela was seventh in 1:42.82 and Great Britain’s Max Burgin took eighth in 1:42.84.
This was Hoppel’s second Olympic appearance and his first time running in the finals.
