Andreas Fjeld Halvorsen (born 14 September 2005) is a Norwegian middle distance and long distance runner. He was a gold medalist at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 3000 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Middle distance and long distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:50.85 (2024) 1500m: 3:38.32 (2024) 3000m: 7:47.07 (2023) 5000m: 14:16.74 (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe was a silver medalist at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in both the 1500 metres and the 3000 metres in Jerusalem.[2]
In September 2023, he broke Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Norwegian junior record in the 3000 metres, running 7.47.04 in Trier.[3]
In March 2024, he won Norwegian indoor U20 titles over 800 metres and 1500 metres, setting championship records in both distances.[4] In June 2024, he was runner up to Jakob Ingebritsen at the Norwegian national championships over 1500 metres.[5]
He won the gold medal in the 3000 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Andreas Fjeld Halvorsen". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Preview for the 2022 European Cross Country Championships men's under 20 and 23 races". Watch Athletics. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Andreas (17) erased Jakob Ingebrigtsen's record". vg.no. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Andreas Fjeld Halvorsen took two championship records in UM". Kondis.no. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Andreas (18) broke Ingebrigtsen's records: - Of course it's fun". nettavisen.no. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Norsk friidrettsbragd i junior-VM: Andreas (18) med historisk gull". nrk.no. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.