Embla Matilde Njerve

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Embla Matilde Njerve
Embla Matilde Njerve 1316.jpg
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (2007-02-22) 22 February 2007 (age 18)
Bergen, Norway
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Pole Vault
Achievements and titles
Personal bestPole Vault: 4.30m (2024) NU20R
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Norway.svg Norway
European U18 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Banská Bystrica Pole vault
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Maribor Pole vault

Embla Matilde Njerve (born 22 February 2007) is a Norwegian pole vaulter. She became Norwegian national champion at the Norwegian Indoor Athletics Championships in 2024. [1]

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Early life

Embla is from Landås, Bergen. She started pole vault when she was ten years old. She studied at Metis High School in Bergen. [2]

Career

Embla is a member of the Bergen Gymnastics Association. [3] In June 2022, she jumped a personal best to finish fifth at the Norwegian Athletics Championships, despite being one of the youngest in the competition at the age of 15 years old. [4]

She finished third at the Norwegian Indoor Athletics Championships in 2023 in Bærum. [5] She won a bronze medal at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Games in Maribor, Slovenia. [6]

She won the pole vault at the 2024 Norwegian Indoor Athletics Championships in Steinkjerhallen, Steinkjer in February 2024, for her first senior national title. [7] She finished second in the pole vault at the Norwegian Athletics Championships in June 2024. [8] She was a silver medalist in the pole vault at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. [9] [2] In August 2024, she won the Nordic U20 Championships in Denmark. [2] Later that month, she cleared 4.30 metres at the Norwegian U18 Championships in Oslo, to set new Norwegian under-18 and under-20 records in the pole vault. [10]

In Gothenburg in January 2025 she cleared 4.28 metres to also set a new U20 Norwegian indoor record, surpassing the previous record set by Lene Retzius. [11] [8] She finished third in the pole vault at the Norwegian Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2025. [12] In May 2025, she announced she would miss the outdoor season in 2025 due to Infectious mononucleosis. [13]

Personal life

Her father Sigurd Njerve competed for Norway in the triple jump at the 1996 Olympic Games. [14] [8] [15] She has many followers on social media with videos of her competing in 2024 surpassing 100 million views. [16]

References

  1. "Embla Matilde Njerve". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Embla (17) went viral overnight: – Never expected it". ba.no. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. "Unique pole vaulting venture in Bergen". ba.no. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. Wiik, Sindre (June 24, 2022). "Silver for Fana IL in the pole vault". ba.no. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  5. "Norwegian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 Feb 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. "Historic 1500 m gold in the European Youth Olympic Games". Kondis.no. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  7. "Norwegian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Embla (17) gikk viralt på nett - nå markerer hun seg i Norge". Nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). 26 January 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  9. "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  10. "Norwegian U18 Championships". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  11. "Embla (17) sets Norwegian U20 record in pole vault". Nyhetssaker.no. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  12. "Norwegian Indoor Champiobships". World Athletics. 21 Feb 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  13. "Pole vaulter Embla Njerve is finishing the outdoor season". vg.no. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  14. Alausa, Ayomide (August 12, 2024). "Embla Matilde Njerve: Meet Norway Female Pole Vaulter Everyone's Talking About". Bestlagos.ng. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  15. "The video of Embla (17) has been viewed by over 100 million people in total". bt.no. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  16. "Setting the internet on fire". Dagbladet.no. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.