Sam Gilman

Sam Gilman is an American middle‑ and long‑distance runner and U.S. Air Force officer. Raised on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, he excelled at Hilton Head Island High School before earning an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs in 2019, where he studied business management. After graduation, he served as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. On the track, Gilman placed sixth at the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships and fifth in the 5,000 m at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships. In February 2025, he took bronze in the 3,000 m at the USA Indoor Championships and immediately afterward set a personal best of 7:34.69 in Boston. That spring he represented the United States at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, finishing fourth in the 3,000 m.