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Nationality | Norwegian |
Born | 14 September 2005 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Middle distance and long distance running |
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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. He became Norwegian indoor champion over 1500 metres in 2025. [1]
He was a silver medalist at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in both the 1500 metres and the 3000 metres in Jerusalem, Israel. [2]
In August 2023, he became Norwegian under-20 champion over 1500 metres. [3] In September 2023, he broke Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Norwegian junior record in the 3000 metres, running 7.47.04 in Trier. [4]
In March 2024, he won Norwegian indoor U20 titles over 800 metres and 1500 metres, setting championship records in both distances. [5] In June 2024, he was runner up to Jakob Ingebritsen at the Norwegian national championships over 1500 metres. [6]
He won the gold medal in the 3000 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. [7] [8] In doing so, he became the first non-African man to win a long distance title at the championships since its inception in 1986. [9]
In December 2024, he won the bronze medal in the individual U20 race and gold in the team race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey. [10] Combined with a senior victory for Jakob Ingebritsen, he helped Norway to a third place finish in the overall medal table for the Championship, for a second consecutive year. [11] In 2024, he was nominated for the European Athletics Rising Star award. [12]
He ran 3:42.26 to win the Norwegian Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2025, over 1500 metres. [13]