Jenny Simpson just made history - not just for herself, but for the United States, too. The distance runner earned bronze in the women's 1,500-meter final Tuesday night at the Rio Olympics, with a time of 4:10.53. She's the first U.S. runner to ever earn a medal in the event, and the plaudits soon started rolling in for her historic achievement. (Kenya's Faith Kipyegon took gold in the race and Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba took silver.) Simpson, in her third Olympics, has said she's relied on a special source of motivation throughout the competition: Her sister, Emily, who is a fire chief in the U.
- 8/17/2016
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
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