Kenneth Rooks

Track & Field Athlete; 2024 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 3000m Steeplechase

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Kenneth Rooks Biography

Kenneth Rooks is an American track and field athlete. Originally from College Place, Washington, Rooks competed in college for the BYU Cougars. He won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 3000 m steeplechase.

Rooks announced his decision to compete professionally for Nike in January 2024. At the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in June, Rooks made it through the heats and won the 3000 m steeplechase final in a time of 8:21.92, securing his spot on Team USA for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

At the Olympic Games, Rooks' first, he made it into the final of the 3000 m steeplechase and won the silver medal in a new personal best time of 8:06.41. Rooks stayed back for much of the race, but after gradually moving up on the pack, he surged to the lead in the bell lap. During the final jump on the back straightaway, world record holder Lamecha Girma fell, causing several other athletes to stumble. In the final curve, after the last water jump, Rooks was passed by defending Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco, while Kenyan Abraham Kibiwot caught up to Rooks at the final jump. However, Rooks kicked, and he edged Kibiwot at the finish line to earn the silver medal while improving his personal best by nine seconds.

Kenneth Rooks Videos

  • Kenneth Rooks talks Steeplechase Final strategy on BYUSN
    Paris 2024 Steeplechase Silver Medalist Kenneth Rooks joins Spencer and Jason to talk about his mindset entering the Steeplechase Final, the...
  • Falling Is Part of the Process, Just Get Up
    We're going to fall, but we must keep going. Kenneth Rooks fell more than two laps into the 3,000 meter steeplechase race, but he didn't let this...

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