Leonel Manzano

About

Middle-distance runner who won his first Olympic medal at the 2012 Summer Games, where he took silver in the 1500M race.

Before Fame

He went to the University of Texas, where he won five NCAA National Championship titles.

Trivia

Though he was born in Mexico, he made the choice to compete internationally for the United States.

Family Life

He was born in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico, but moved to Granite Shoals, Texas, when he was four.

Associated With

At the 2012 Olympics he finished just 0.71 seconds behind gold-medalist Taoufik Makhloufi.