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Despite competing as a professional for six years, he never returned to the Olympic games. His event coincidentally was also the 800 meters. I was in Sacramento, California, in 2004 when Jonathan Johnson of Abilene won the Olympic Trials and qualified for the Olympic games in Athens. I have been to numerous Olympic track and field trials as a spectator and journalist. It is likely his future will include another shot at the Olympics, but if sports tells us anything, it is better not to assume. In 2019, Brazier and Hoppel recorded the two fastest times in the world. Hadorn introduced us to the person Hoppel has been chasing – World Champion Donavan Brazier. If you didn’t see Hadorn’s feature on Hoppel in Thursday’s Reporter-Telegram, it is still available at mrt.com. Reporter-Telegram sports writer Chris Hadorn also reports Hoppel owns the second-fastest outdoor time by an American this year.
CDT Monday on NBC.Ĭertainly, anything can happen, but Hoppel – a former state champion and NCAA champion – is ranked as the No. His two laps around the track come with the highest expectations – that he will gain a spot and compete as an Olympian in Tokyo.įor those interested, Hoppel’s likely running schedule over the next four days looks like this:
Super Bowls, World Series games, those are certainly up there, but Hoppel comes in as the show not part of a supporting cast. When it comes to athletics, there are few moments in our city’s history that can compete with the opportunity in front of Hoppel, arguably going back to Doug Russell’s gold-medal winning performance in the 1968 Olympics.
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