Matthew Centrowitz

Olympic Games

• 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, SF2-ninth (1500m)
• 2016 Rio Olympics, gold (1500m)
• 2012 London Olympics, fourth (1500m)

World Athletics Championships

• 2019 IAAF Outdoor Championships Doha, eighth (1500m)
• 2017 IAAF Outdoor Championships London, H1 - 14th (1500m)
• 2016 IAAF Indoor Championships Portland, gold (1500m)
• 2015 IAAF Outdoor Championships Beijing, eighth (1500m)
• 2013 IAAF Outdoor Championships Moscow, silver (1500m)
• 2012 IAAF Indoor Championships Istanbul, seventh (1500m)
• 2011 IAAF Outdoor Championships Daegu, bronze (1500m)
• 2008 IAAF Junior Outdoor Championships Bydgoszcz, 11th (5000m)

Other Career Highlights

• Centrowitz is the first American to win Olympic gold in the 1500m since 1908.
• 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (1500m)
• 2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (1500m)
• 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (1500m)
• 2018 USATF 5km Road Running Championships, eighth (5km)
• 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials - Track & Field, gold (1500m)
• 2016 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (1500m)
• 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (1500m)
• 2015 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (One mile)
• 2014 USATF 5km Road Running Championship, seventh (5km)
• 2013 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (1500m)
• 2013 USATF Indoor Championships, fourth (800m); eighth (1500m)
• 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials - Track & Field, silver (1500m)
• 2012 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (1500m)
• 2011 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (1500m)
• 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (1500m)
• 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships, 10th (Distance Medley Relay Indoor)
• 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships, bronze (1500m)
• 2010 USATF Outdoor Championships, fifth (1500m)
• 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships, H3 - ninth (1500m)
• 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships, sixth (One mile); 12th (3000m)
• 2008 USATF Indoor Championships, 12th (3000m)
• 2007 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships, silver (1500m)

Personal

Son of Matthew and Beverly Centrowitz…Has two siblings, Lauren and Marisza…Father, Matthew, represented Team USA at the 1976 Olympic Games in track and field and is a former All-American distance runner from the University of Oregon...The former University of Oregon Duck turned professional after 2011 and set school records in the 1500m and distance medley relay...Won three Pac-10 titles…An NCAA champion in 2011, placed third in the 1,500 at the 2010 NCAA Championships…Was the first Oregon undergrad since Steve Prefontaine to win a USATF outdoor championship...Sister Lauren was an All-American at Stanford University and professional runner...Centrowitz is the first American to win Olympic gold in the 1500m since 1908...Was inducted into the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021...is an avid gamer.