Karsten Warholm

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Karsten Warholm
File:2017-BG Warholm 05.jpg
Warholm at the 2017 Bislett Games
Personal information
Nationality Norwegian
Born (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 28)
Ulsteinvik, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Norway
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Hurdling, sprinting
Club Dimna Idrettslag[2]
Coached by Leif Olav Alnes
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Karsten Warholm (born 28 February 1996) is a Norwegian athlete who competes in the sprints and hurdles. He is the world record holder in the 400 m hurdles, and has won gold in the event at the World Championships in 2017 and 2019, as well as the 2018 European Championships.

Before switching focus exclusively to the hurdles, he competed in multi-events, winning gold at the 2013 World Youth Championships in the octathlon. Warholm additionally holds the Norwegian record in the flat 400 m with a time of 44.87 seconds, and shares the European record for the indoor 400 m with Thomas Schönlebe on a time of 45.05 s.

Career

2013

In March, Warholm won eight gold medals in the Norwegian Youth Indoors Championships in 2013.[2] In June at the 2013 Bislett Games, he competed in the 200 m. He finished seventh in his heat with a time of 22.25 s and did not advance to the final. Usain Bolt won the heat with a time of 19.79 s.[3] At the 2013 World Youth Championships in July, he won gold in the boys' octathlon with 6451 points, a personal best.[4]

2014

In 2014, Warholm competed in the decathlon as well as in specialised events. At the time, his possible future specialization were the long jump, hurdling and 400 metres.[5] His weakest performances in the decathlon were in the throwing events.[6]

In June 2014, Warholm set a Norwegian junior record in the 400 m with a time of 46.31 s.[7]

2015

In July, he won silver in the 400 m at the 2015 European Junior Championships with a time of 46.50 s, 0.02 s behind Benjamin Lobo Vedel. He also won silver in the decathlon with 7764 points, a personal best.[8]

2016

In July 2016, while participating in the semi-final of the 400 m hurdles at the 2016 European Championships, he broke the Norwegian national record with a time of 48.84 s.[9] He then finished sixth in the final with a time of 49.82 s. In August, he made it to the semi-finals in the 400 m hurdles at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]

2017

In July 2017, he won gold in the 400 m hurdles at the 2017 European U23 Championships, setting a championship record of 48.37 s. He also won silver in the 400 m with a time of 45.75 s. In August, he won gold in the 400 m hurdles at the 2017 World Championships with a time of 48.35 s.[11] Two weeks after his success at the World Championships, he improved upon his own Norwegian record in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 48.22 s at the 2017 Weltklasse Zürich.[12]

2018

At the 2018 European Championships Warholm won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles event with a time of 47.64 s, setting his new personal best and the new European U23 record.[13]

2019

In March, Warholm won gold in the 400 m at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships. His time of 45.05 s equalled the European record set by Thomas Schönlebe in 1988.[14] In June, at the Oslo Bislett Games he broke the European men's 400 m hurdles record with a time of 47.33.[15] At the Müller Anniversary Games in July, Warholm improved on his 400 m hurdles time, taking it to 47.12 s.[16] At Weltklasse Zurich in August, Warholm set a new European record in the 400 m hurdles, with a time of 46.92, making him the third person to run under 47 seconds for the distance. He was chased to the finish line by Rai Benjamin, who became the fourth person to break 47 seconds, with a time of 46.98[17] At the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, he won the 400 m hurdles in a time of 47.42 seconds, retaining his championship from 2017.[18]

2020

On June 11, Warholm competed in the Impossible Games in Bislett Stadion (Oslo, Norway). He ran the 300 metres hurdles with a world best time of 33.78 besting Chris Rawlinson time of 34.48 set in 2002. He also ran 400 meters indoors with a time of 45.97.[19] On 23 August in Stockholm, Warholm ran a personal best of 46.87, narrowly missing Kevin Young's world record of 46.78. With this performance, Warholm became the first person to break 47 seconds twice.[20]

2021

On July 1, in his first race of the season at Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Warholm broke Kevin Young's 1992 world record with a time of 46.70 s.[21]

Career statistics

Personal bests

Surface Event Time Date Location Notes
Outdoor 100 m 10.52 28 May 2016 Lillestrøm, Norway
200 m 21.09
21.00 w		 4 June 2016
12 June 2015		 Florø, Norway
Bærum, Norway
Wind-assisted
300 m 32.69 22 August 2018 Bergen, Norway NB
400 m 44.87 10 June 2017 Florø, Norway NR
300 m hurdles 33.26 4 June 2021 Oslo, Norway WR
400 m hurdles 46.70 1 July 2021 Oslo, Norway WR
Indoor 60 m 6.75 28 January 2017 Florø, Norway
100 m 10.49 28 January 2017 Florø, Norway
200 m 20.91 5 February 2017 Ulsteinvik, Norway
400 m 45.05 2 March 2019 Glasgow, Scotland ER

International championship results

Year Championship Position Event Time/
Points		 Venue Notes
Representing  Norway and Europe Europe (Continental Cup only)
2013 World Youth Championships 1st Octathlon 6451 Donetsk, Ukraine
15th Medley relay 1:56.92 [23]
2014 World Junior Championships 10th Decathlon 7551 Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
11th 4×100 m relay 40.62 [24]
European Championships 31st 400 m 46.73 Zürich, Switzerland [25]
2015 European Team Championships 11th 4×400 m relay 3:10.65 Cheboksary, Russia [26]
European Junior Championships 2nd 400 m 46.50 Eskilstuna, Sweden
2nd Decathlon 7764
2016 European Championships 6th 400 m hurdles 49.82 Amsterdam, Netherlands
16th 4×400 m relay 3:10.76 [27]
Olympic Games 10th 400 m hurdles 48.81 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [28]
2017 European U23 Championships 2nd 400 m 45.75 Bydgoszcz, Poland
1st 400 m hurdles 48.37 Bydgoszcz, Poland
World Championships 1st 400 m hurdles 48.35 London, England
2018 European Championships 1st 400 m hurdles 47.64 Berlin, Germany
8th 400 m 46.68
Continental Cup 3rd 400 m hurdles 48.56 Ostrava, Czech Republic
2019 European Indoor Championships 1st 400 m 45.05 Glasgow, Scotland
World Championships 1st 400 m hurdles 47.42 Doha, Qatar

Circuit wins

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Malin Kjellstadli Korsnes and Tore Ellingseter (10 March 2013): Karsten Warholm tok åtte NM-gull på tre dagar Script error: No such module "In lang". NRK, retrieved 17 July 2013
  3. ↑ Heiderleg på Bislett
  4. ↑ Kristian Stenerud and Jarle Mordal(11 July 2013): 17-åring for de store anledninger Script error: No such module "In lang". Sunnmørsposten, retrieved 13 July 2013
  5. ↑ Arne Hole (11 June 2014)Viser hvorfor han regnes som Norges største talent Aftenposten.
  6. ↑ Steinar Andre Danielsen et al.: Utvilsomt et av tidenes talenter i norsk friidrett Script error: No such module "In lang". NRK, retrieved 13 July 2013
  7. ↑ Nå er 18-åringen nest best gjennom tidene NRK. 7 June 2014
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  14. ↑ Warholm and J. Ingebrigtsen dominate 'Norway night' at European Indoor Championships IAAF
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  16. ↑ European record for Karsten Warholm Athletics Weekly
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External links

  • Karsten Warholm at World AthleticsLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Lua error in Module:SportsReference at line 5: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Records
Preceded by Men's 400 m Hurdles European Record Holder
13 June 2019 –		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Men's European Athletics Rising Star of the Year
2017		 Succeeded by
Sweden Armand Duplantis
Norway Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Preceded by Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
2017
2019		 Succeeded by
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Incumbent
Preceded by Men's Track & Field News Athlete of the Year
2019		 Succeeded by
Sweden Armand Duplantis
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