Norwegian runner (born 1998)
Narve Gilje Nordås (born 30 September 1998) is a Norwegian athlete competing in middle-distance and long-distance events.[ 1] He is a World Championships (2023 ) bronze medalist and two-time Olympian , having competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics .
Personal life
Born in Klepp on 30 September 1998,[ 2] Nordås represents the club Sandnes IL ,[ 3] and is coached by Gjert Ingebrigtsen .[ 4]
Career
Nordås won the gold medal in the men's 5000 metres and a silver medal in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2020 Norwegian Athletics Championships . He placed fifth in the 3000 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships .[ 1]
In 2021, Nordås was selected to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and competed in men's 5000 metres event .[ 3] [ 5] In September of that year, he became Norwegian champion in the men's 5000 metres for a second time.[ 4]
On 15 July 2023, Nordås set a new personal record in the 5000 metres distance during an event in Heusden , improving his personal best with more than ten seconds to 13:05.38, and thereby qualifying for the distance at the World Championships in Budapest .[ 6] He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships , finishing behind Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen .[ 7] On 2 June 2024, Nordås won the men's 3000 metres event at the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League .[ 8] Nordås competed in the men's 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris , placing seventh and seventeenth respectively.[ 9] [ 10]
In October 2024 he won his fourth victory in the road race Hytteplanmila [no ] , which also earned him a national title.[ 11]
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
Competition record
International competitions
Representing Norway
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
2017
European Athletics U20 Championships
Grosseto , Italy
5th
10,000 m
31:36.30
10th
5000m
15:16.29
2019
European Athletics U20 Championships
Gävle , Sweden
6th
10,000 m
28:59.04
European U23 Cross Country Championships
Lisboa , Portugal
19th
8 km
25:15
2021
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Toruń , Poland
5th
3,000 m
7:50.21
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
12th (sf)
5000 m
13:41.82
European Cross Country Championships
Dublin , Ireland
25th
10 km
31:30
2022
World Championships
Eugene, OR , United States
24th (sf)
5000 m
13:37.14
European Athletics Championships
München , Germany
17th
5000 m
13:39.12
European Cross Country Championships
La Mandria Regional Park , Italy
21st
10 km
30:40
2023
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
3rd
1500 m
3:29.68
5th
5000 m
13:28.73
2024
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Glasgow , UK
5th
1500 m
3:37.03
European Athletics Championships
Rome , Italy
11th
5000 m
13:26.91
26th
1500 m
3:46.15
Olympic Games
Paris , France
7th
1500 m
3:30.46
17th
5000 m
13:31.34
References
^ a b "Narve Gilje Nordås" . worldathletics.org . Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ Sundby, Jørn. "Narve Gilje Nordås" . In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 August 2024 .
^ a b "48 utøvere tatt ut i tredje uttak til OL og Paralympics i Tokyo" [48 athletes selected for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics]. Olympiatoppen (in Norwegian). 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021 .
^ a b Mueller, Hanne Skjellum; Skjerdingstad, Anders (10 September 2021). "LNorgesmesteren ble nektet av trener-Gjert å bruke egen NM-plan" . NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 September 2021 .
^ "Narve Gilje Nordås" . olympedia.org . Retrieved 11 September 2021 .
^ Skjerdingstad, Anders (15 July 2023). "Nordås nest best i Norge gjennom tidene – irritert på seg selv" . nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 July 2023 .
^ Lie, Sindre (24 August 2023). "Nordås om «kaldt» håndtrykk: – Jeg er bare glad for at han tok meg i hånda" . nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 August 2024 .
^ Christiansen, Synne Sofie (2 June 2024). "Narve Gilje Nordås seiret i Stockholm – ny personlig rekord" . VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ Rathborn, Jack (6 August 2024). "Josh Kerr won the battle but lost the war as Cole Hocker delivers stunning upset" . The Independent . Retrieved 7 August 2024 .
^ Skjerdingstad, Anders (10 August 2024). "Narve Gilje Nordås skuffet under 5000-meteren i OL i Paris, ble nummer 17" . NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 4 September 2024 .
^ "NM-gull til Nordås og Grøvdal" . NRK (in Norwegian). 19 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024 .
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