Facts: - event: 5000 m , 10,000 m - medaltemplates: men 's athletics - birth date: 08 may 1986 - weight: 138 lb kg - coach: alberto salazar - pb: '' ' 5000 meters '' ' : 12:58.90 '' ' 10,000 ' meters '' ' : 26:44.36 1500 meters '' ' : 3:34.15 '' - caption: rupp at the 2012 olympics - height: 5 ft 11 in m - olympics: '' m , 13th ' 2008 '' ' 10,000 & nbsp ; - name: galen rupp - birth place: portland , oregon - collegeteam: oregon ducks - image: galen jpg rupp celebrates 2012 olympics -lrb- cropped -rrb- . - nationality: american - worlds: '' m , 11th ' 2007 '' ' 10,000 & nbsp ; - imagesize: 250px - residence: portland , oregon - club: nike oregon project Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of galen rupp .
galen rupp -lrb- born may 8 , 1986 -rrb- is an american long-distance runner .he competed in the summer olympics in 2008 and 2012 , and in the latter competition was a silver medalist in the men 's 10,000 meters .rupp competed for the university of oregon and currently trains under alberto salazar as a member of the nike oregon project .rupp holds multiple american records on high school , collegiate , and senior levels .they include records in the 10,000 m with a time of 26:44.36 , and at the indoor 3000 m , 2 mile and 5000m with times of 7:30.16 , 8:07.41 and 12:58.90 , respectively .in june 2015 , rupp and his coach salazar were at the center of doping allegations in an investigative report by '' bbc '' '' panorama '' and '' propublica '' .