2020: Professional debut during pandemic Fisher placed 4th in the 3000m at the Boston University Last Chance Invitational on February 27, 2020. His teammates
Lopez Lomong,
Ryan Hill, and
Evan Jager finished ahead of him. Grant's time of 7:39.99 was a PR for the distance and his first time under 7:40. In the summer of 2020, Bowerman Track Club held several intrasquad meets in due to the lack of the races during the
COVID-19 pandemic. During these races, Fisher set new PRs of 3:36.23 for 1500m and 13:11.68 for 5000m. He was also part of the team who broke the American Record in 14:34.97. The meets were held in undisclosed locations around Portland, Oregon.
2021: Olympic 5th and 9th Fisher began 2021 with a series of personal bests, starting with a 7:37.21 in the 3000 m at the Prickly Pear Invitational on February 6. Later that month, he improved his 10000 m time to 27:11.29 at The Ten. This time was the fifth fastest ever run by an American in the event, and it met the Olympic qualifying standard. On March 6, Fisher set another personal best in the 5000 m with a time of 13:02.53 at the Sound Running Invite, also achieving the Olympic standard. In June, the 24-year-old competed in the
2020 United States Olympic trials. He finished second in the 10000 m, in a tightly contested race against
Woody Kincaid and
Joe Klecker. In the 5000 m, he finished second behind
Paul Chelimo. Less than half a second separated the top three finishers, who all ran their last lap under 53 seconds. Fisher's top three finishes in both these events qualified him to participate in the
2020 Summer Games in
Tokyo. At the Games, Fisher finished fifth in the 10000 m in 27:46.39. He returned to the track to finish ninth in the 5000 m in 13:08.40.
2022: World Championships 4th and 6th; 3000m, 5000m, & 10,000m American records (left) after competing in the
5000 m final at the 2022 World Championships in
Eugene, Oregon In 2022, Fisher set four North American records and became the first American to run the 5000 m in under 12:50 and the 10000 m in under 26:40. His record-breaking year began at
Boston University on February 12, where he set a North American record in the indoor 5000 m with a time of 12:53.73. His time surpassed the previous record of 13:01.26 held by
Galen Rupp. On March 6, at
The TEN, he broke another North American Record in the 10,000 m, clocking a time of 26:33.84. This mark placed him seventh on the all-time list for the distance. On May 27, Fisher placed second in 10000 m at the
2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships behind
Joe Klecker in 28:28.80. He then won his first national title at these championships on June 26, winning the 5000 m in 13:03.86. His performances in these events qualified him for both distances at the
2022 World Athletics Championships in
Eugene. On July 17 in Eugene, Fisher placed fourth in the
10000 m final, tying Galen Rupp for the best finish ever in the event at a world championship by an American. He also finished sixth in the
5000 m final. After the World Championships, Fisher participated in three
Diamond League events, where he notched several top-three finishes and set two more North American records. On August 10, he set a record of 7:28.48 in the 3000 m at the Monaco Diamond League to finish third. The following month, he set another record of 12:46.96 over 5000 m at the Brussels Diamond League behind
Jacob Krop. Fisher concluded his season with a third-place finish over 5 km at the
Diamond League Final in Zurich on September 7.
2023: Injuries, departure from Bowerman Track Club; new 3000m record Fisher competed in the 10000m at the
2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on July 6 in a bid to qualify for the
2023 World Athletics Championships. He did not finish in the top three, as needed to qualify for Worlds, fading to fourth on the final lap. An
MRI after the race revealed an injury to his femur, and he scratched from the 5000 m. While recouping from his injury, Fisher engaged in
cross-training to maintain his fitness. He resumed competition on August 31 at the Zürich Diamond League, where he finished third in the 5000 m in 12.54.49. Fisher followed that performance with a first-place finish in the 3000 m in 7:33.32 on September 6 at the
Palio Città della Quercia in
Rovereto, Italy. The 26-year-old concluded his season on September 17 by running the 3000 m of the Diamond League Final, hosted by the
Prefontaine Classic. He finished third in 7:25.47, behind
Yomif Kejelcha and
Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Fisher’s time bettered his own American record by three seconds and was the eighth-fastest time ever run in the event. On October 19, Fisher announced on Instagram that he was leaving the
Bowerman Track Club after four years. His entire professional career up to that point had been spent with the team. He later announced in early 2024 that he had relocated to Park City, Utah, and was being trained by his high school coach, Mike Scannell. In an interview, Fisher discussed his decision to leave the club, stating: "I wasn’t the happiest athlete over the past year, and I think that reflected itself quite a bit in my training and my racing and getting injured in the middle of the year." His time bested the previous record of 8:07.41 held by
Galen Rupp, and he finished second behind Scotsman
Josh Kerr, who set a world best. At the
U.S Olympic Trials, Fisher confidently won the
10,000 m with a time of 27:49.47 to qualify for his second Olympics. This was his second national title and his first at 10,000 m. Fisher doubled back to win the
5000 m at the trials with a 13:08.85 just ahead of
Abdihamid Nur running 13:09.01. This was the first time Fisher had won the 10,000 m and 5,000 m at the same U.S. track championship, and he was the first man to win both events at the trials since Rupp in 2012. At the
Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in the
10,000 metres final, Fisher secured a bronze medal in a time of 26:43.46, being just outleaned by Ethiopia's
Berihu Aregawi, the silver medalist in 26:43.44, while Uganda's
Joshua Cheptegei won gold in a new Olympic record of 26:43.14. In this race, 13 men ran faster than the former Olympic record of 27:01.17, set by
Kenenisa Bekele in 2008. Fisher is the first American Olympic medalist in the event since
Galen Rupp at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London. Additionally, on August 10,
5000 metres final, Fisher secured a second bronze medal with a strong finish, going from ninth to third on the last lap meaning that he placing immediately behind
Ronald Kwemoi of Kenya, with a time of 13:15:13. In October 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the
Michael Johnson founded
Grand Slam Track. indoor world record at the
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2025: 3000 m and 5000 m indoor world records Fisher opened his season on February 2 at the
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, setting a new personal best of 3:33.99 for the
1500 meters in finishing second to
Josh Hoey. On February 8 at the
Millrose Games, in the
3000 meters, Fisher outkicked reigning Olympic 1500m gold medalist
Cole Hocker over the final straightaway to run 7:22.91, a new world record indoors. Six days later, competing in the
5000 meters at the
BU Valentine Invitational on February 14, Fisher ran 12:44.09, breaking the 20-year-old short track world record of
Kenenisa Bekele. In June, Fisher was a pacemaker in
Faith Kipyegon's Breaking4 attempt. On July 5, Fisher ran a personal best of 3:48.29 in the
Bowerman Mile at the
Prefontaine Classic. At the 2025 US Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Fisher finished second in both the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters, to
Cole Hocker and
Nico Young respectively.
2026 On January 24, at the
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Fisher finished second to
Hobbs Kessler in the short track 2000 meters. Kessler set a new world record of 4:48.79, while Fisher ran 4:49.48, also under the previous world record. == Personal life ==