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Graham Blanks (born April 24, 2002) is an American long-distance runner who competes for the Harvard Crimson. Blanks ran in the men's 5000m at the 2024 Olympics, and in the final finished 9th with a time of 13:18.67.
Blanks finished 6th at the 2022 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. In spring 2023, he won the Ivy League titles in the indoor mile and 3000 meters, as well as in the outdoor 5000 meters. He capped off the season with a second-place finish in the 5000 meters and sixth place in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He won the 2023 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in November 2023, making him the first male runner from an Ivy League school to win the race. Two weeks later, he set the collegiate record for the indoor 5000 meters, running 13:03.78 in Boston.
At the end of 2023, Blanks signed an NIL deal with New Balance.
On July 7, 2024, Blanks qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Men's 5000-meter run. Although Blanks placed fourth at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 13:12.61, the third-place finisher had not met the Olympic cutoff time of 13:05.00. Blanks competed in the Olympic 5000m, and in the final finished 9th with a time of 13:18.67.
On November 23, 2024, Blanks won his second consecutive NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship.