Evan Jager

Evan Jager

Jager at the 2016 US Olympic Trials
Personal information
Full name	Evan Reese Jager
Born	(1989-03-08) March 8, 1989 (age 35) Algonquin, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event	3000 metres steeplechase
College team	Wisconsin Badgers
Club	Bowerman Track Club
Turned pro	Sep. 2008
Coached by	Jerry Schumacher
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2012 London 3000 m st., 6th 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3000 m st.,  Silver
World finals	2009 Berlin 5000 m, 25th (h) 2013 Moscow 3000 m st., 5th 2015 Beijing 3000 m st., 6th 2017 London 3000 m st.,  Bronze 2022 Eugene 3000 m st., 6th
Personal bests	1500 m: 3:32.97 (Portland 2015) Mile: 3:53.33 (Eugene 2014) 3000 m: 7:35.16 (Stockholm 2012) 5000 m: 13:02.40 (Brussels 2013) 3000 m s’chase: 8:00.45 AR (Paris 2015) Indoors Mile: 3:55.25i (New York 2015) 3000 m: 7:38.25i (Boston 2020) 5000 m: 13:13.23i (Boston 2022)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3000 m s’chase World Championships 2017 London 3000 m s’chase Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech 3000 m s’chase NACAC Championships 2022 Freeport 3000 m s’chase

Evan Reese Jager (born March 8, 1989) is an American middle- and long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. In his speciality event, he won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze at the 2017 World Championships. Jager is the current NACAC area record holder in the event with a time of 8:00.45. He is sponsored by Nike and is coached by Jerry Schumacher of the Bowerman Track Club.

After just one year at the University of Wisconsin, Jager turned professional, relocating to Portland. He qualified for his first world championships in 2009, competing in the 5000 m. In 2012, he debuted in what would become his specialty event, the 3000 m steeplechase. In just his first year in the event he would win the US Olympic Trials, break the American record, and finish 6th at the London Olympics.

After missing the podium at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships, finishing fifth and sixth, Jager won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics and followed it up with a bronze at the 2017 World Championships. From 2018 to 2021, he struggled to stay healthy, but returned to form with a sixth place finish at the 2022 World Championships.