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Grant Fisher Finally Gets His First Diamond League Win | Paris 5000m Recap
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Grant Fisher won the Paris Diamond League 5000m in 12:54.80, edging Jacob Krop and Andreas Almgren in a stacked field where ten athletes broke 13 minutes. It was his first Diamond League victory.
Sitting fourth with 140 meters to go — not the position you'd typically expect from a runner whose reputation has tilted toward strength rather than kick — Fisher swung wide off the final turn and outsprinted Krop to the line. His closing splits tell the story: last lap in 54.4, last 200 in 26.3, last 100 in 12.7.
The win was also the fifth Diamond League victory by an American men's mid-distance runner in 2026 — the most ever in a single year, with seven Diamond League meets still remaining.
In this video, we get into what this race actually says about where Grant Fisher is right now. The "is he back" framing assumes he ever really left.
We also get into the bigger picture: where Fisher fits in the 2028 Olympic picture.
Take this interview on-the-go in podcast form:
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