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Ohio pig farmer wins bronze at Rio games

An Ohio hog farmer has claimed a medal at the Rio Olympics. Clayton Murphy won the bronze medal finishing third in the 800-meter at the games Monday night.

Murphy grew up on a family farm in New Paris in southwest Ohio, showing and selling pigs at area fairs. He ran the 800 in high school, finishing seventh in state competition, and continued training at the University of Akron.

At Rio, Murphy finished third behind runners from Kenya and Algeria. Murphy’s time of about 1 minute, 43 seconds makes him the third-fastest in U.S. history.