Cole Hocker, an American middle and long-distance runner, won the gold medal in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He also set the Olympic and North American area records of 3:27.65.
As Cole rose to the limelight, netizens speculated that he was gay despite having a girlfriend, Sarah Levy.
Cole Hocker won multiple state and national-level races at Cathedral High School. He began running competitively at a young age and recorded a time of 4:36 in the mile as an eighth grader.
He won the 2018 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships and finished second at the 2018 Nike Cross Nationals.
Cole also won four NCAA titles while competing for the University of Oregon, but announced turning professional on September 13, 2021, forgoing his remaining NCAA eligibility.
He made his professional debut in the 3,000-meter race at the 2022 Millrose Games and finished in third position.
Similarly, he earned second and third national titles at the 2022 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships and won the silver medal in the 1500m at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
Cole Hocker Is Possibly Dating Sarah Levy
Netizens speculate that Cole Hocker is gay and searched for his boyfriend, but there is no solid proof that leads to his same-gender relationship.
However, he might be dating the University of Oregon alumna Sarah Levy. She was also a physical education teacher.
Sarah, an Oregon Ducks rowing team member, earned First Team Academic All-American honors in June 2021. She served as an environmental policy & communication intern at 15E Communications.
According to her LinkedIn profile, she is a project manager at the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC).
Cole and Sarah may have been dating since August 12, 2023, when Cole posted a picture of them traveling to Leuven, Belgium.
However, Sarah commented that they were “strictly roommates” in the same picture, and Cole replied that they were “nothing more nothing less.”
According to the Roanoke Times, Cole rented a house with his girlfriend and two other post-collegiate athletes before buying that house in May.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Cole Hocker, the son of Kyle, was born on June 6, 2001, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- He is skilled in digitally mixing his music and plays the piano and guitar off the track.
- He is on Spotify and released a song, “For the Crowd,” under Davvage.
- His net worth is estimated to be $2 million.
