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Nick Symmonds
- Born
- Dec 30, 1983 (42 years old)
- Birthplace
- Sun Valley, United States
- Events
- 800 m · 1500 m
- Height
- 1.78 m
- Weight
- 75 kg
Nick Symmonds is an American retired middle-distance runner born on December 30, 1983, in Boise, Idaho. Standing 178 cm and weighing 75 kg, he specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres and is a six-time U.S. national champion at 800 metres.
Symmonds competed in the 800m at two Olympic Games, reaching the semi-finals in Beijing 2008 and finishing fifth in the London 2012 final with a personal best of 1:42.95. He won silver at the 2013 World Championships. At Willamette University, he won seven NCAA Division III titles outdoors.
Following his running career, Symmonds co-founded Run Gum in 2014 and became a popular YouTube personality focusing on running and fitness. In May 2025, he summited Mount Everest, becoming the first person to both summit Everest and run a sub-four-minute mile, having run 3:56.72 in 2007.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 800 m 1:42.95 (#55 all-time), 1500 m 3:34.55 (#458 all-time), 2017 season best 1:49.48 (Jun 11, 2017, Portland, OR (USA)) · World Championships: 1 silver · 42 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 800m | 1:49.48 | – | Jun 11, 2017 | Portland, OR (USA) |
| 2016 | 800m | 1:47.82 | – | May 18, 2016 | National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) |
| 2015 | 400m | 48.53 | – | Aug 8, 2015 | Portland, OR (USA) |
| 2015 | 600m | 1:16.13 | – | Jun 14, 2015 | Portland, OR (USA) |
| 2015 | 800m | 1:44.53 | – | Jun 28, 2015 | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 2015 | 1500m | 3:44.22 | – | May 2, 2015 | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2015 | Mile | 3:59.68 | – | Jun 6, 2015 | Nashville, TN (USA) |
| 2015 | 3000m Indoor | 8:20.42 | – | Feb 14, 2015 | Seattle Husky Classic |