Grant Jackson Fisher (born April 22, 1997) is an American middle- and long-distance runner who is the world record holder in the short track 3000 m and 5000 m. Fisher also holds American records in the 3000 m, short track two mile, and 10,000 m events. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Fisher won bronze medals in the 5000 m and 10,000 m, becoming the first American to medal in both events at an Olympic Games.
In high school, Fisher was named Gatorade Player of the Year for cross country for the 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 seasons. On June 4, 2015, he became the seventh American high school student to run a mile under four minutes. He competed for Stanford University from 2015 to 2019, where he was a 12-time All-American. At the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he won the 5000 m, becoming the first American underclassman to do so in 28 years. Fisher has competed professionally for Nike since 2019.
Lesen Sie mehr...Der 22. April 1997 war ein Dienstag unter dem Sternzeichen ♉. Es war der 111. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war William J. (Bill) Clinton.
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Date: 23 April 1997
By Dow Jones
Dow Jones
Newport News Shipbuilding Inc receives $72 million, one-year contract from US Navy; Newport News will provide continuing design and engineering support for Los Angeles and Seawolf class submarines (S)
Date: 23 April 1997
By Kevin Sack
Kevin Sack
House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who has faced heavy criticism in the press of this ethics record and his method of paying $300,000 fine, levels brief but blistering attack on news media and suggests that advertisers should use their financial clout to demand change, speech to Georgia Chamber of Commerce; photo (L)
Date: 23 April 1997
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Prime Minister Viktor S Cheronomyrdin of Russia is infuriated by an article in Izvestia contending that he has amassed private fortune worth $5 billion; article turns out to be based on erroneous information, and Izvestia's parent company, Lukoil, threatens to dismiss newspaper's top editors; conflict has unleashed uproar over cozy co-dependency of big business and government, causing debate about whether that arrangement is suppressing press freedom in Russia (M)
Date: 22 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Norsk Hydro AS surge after first-quarter profits fall less-than-expected 4 percent; profits fall to 3.202 billion kroner ($456 million) from 3.327 billion a year earlier (S)
Date: 23 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Green Street Financial Corp receives approval from Office of Thrift Supervision to buy back up to 5 percent of its common stock (S)
Date: 23 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Huffy Corp completes sale of its Gerry Baby Products Co unit to Evenflo Juvenile Furniture Co for $73 million (S)
Date: 22 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Urohealth Systems Inc agrees to buy Imagyn Medical Inc for $73 million in stock to expand its line of products used for minimally invasive gynecological surgery (S)
Date: 22 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hughes Information Technology Systems wins Federal Aviation Administration contract that could be worth as much as $100 million to integrate air traffic computer systems (S)
Date: 22 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Apartment Investment and Management Co agrees to buy NHP Inc in transaction valued at about $279 million; Apartment Investment would own or have stake in 34,842 apartment units and manage another 176,000 units (S)
Date: 23 April 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Simione Central Holdings plans to sell 2.8 million common shares, raising some $22.9 million after expenses (S)