Olympic marathon trials in February 2019 to earn a spot for Tokyo.
“I was a little bit star-struck,” said Seidel, who finished second at the U.S. Seidel finished behind Kenyan marathoners Peres Jepchirchir and Brigid Kosgei on a sweltering Saturday run through the streets of Sapporo at the Tokyo Games. Recalling that moment, she laughed and said: “I was little bit off but still got the medal. SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Maybe the person most surprised by the bronze medal in the women’s Olympic marathon was the bronze medalist herself, Molly Seidel.Įven if a medal was something she did set as a goal all the way back in fourth grade.įor a class project, Seidel scribbled in black ink on the back of a decorated card: “I wish I will make it into the Olympics and win a gold medal.”
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