# Olympic Bronze Medalist Opens Up on Complete Achilles Rupture Before LA 28 Hope

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1 outlet covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 11, 2026, 1:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.essentiallysports.com/olympics-news-track-and-field-news-olympic-bronze-medalist-opens-up-on-complete-achilles-rupture-before-la-28-hope/>

Alysia Montaño, the American middle-distance runner with six USA Outdoor 800-meter titles, once raced eight months pregnant without blinking. This fall delivered a far nastier curveball, one that stripped her of her father and her footing in a single stretch. The bronze took 14 years to reach her. Montaño finished fifth in the 2012 London

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- Nov 11, 2026, 1:00 AM: [Olympic Bronze Medalist Opens Up on Complete Achilles Rupture Before LA 28 Hope](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/olympics-news-track-and-field-news-olympic-bronze-medalist-opens-up-on-complete-achilles-rupture-before-la-28-hope/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  Alysia Montaño, the American middle-distance runner with six USA Outdoor 800-meter titles, once raced eight months pregnant without blinking. This fall delivered a far nastier curveball, one that stripped her of her father and her footing in a single stretch. The bronze took 14 years to reach her. Montaño finished fifth in the 2012 London
