Kitty Friele Faye

Kitty Friele Faye

Faye in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Kitty Augusta Friele Faye
Born	(2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 23)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Pole vault: 4.55m (Roubaix, 2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Norway Summer World University Games 2025 Bochum Pole vault European U23 Championships 2023 Espoo Pole Vault

Kitty Augusta Friele Faye (born 17 August 2002) is a Norwegian pole vaulter. ^[1]

Career

From Bergen, she is a member of Fana IL Athletics club where her father Didrik Friele Faye is head of athletics. ^[2]

She was a bronze medalist at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland with a clearance of 4.40 metres, to finish third behind Frenchwoman Marie-Julie Bonnin and Belgian Elien Vekemans. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

She won the silver medal at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany with a 4.50 metres clearance. ^{[6] [7]}

She competed for Norway at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[8]

References

1. "Kitty Friele Faye". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
2. "Has brought out 16 top athletes from their own backyard". Fanaposten.no. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 15 Sep 2025.
3. "Sasha Zhoya, Marie-Julie Bonnin and Simon Gore titled at the European U23 Championships". lequipe.fr. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
4. "French gold rush on the penultimate evening in Espoo 2023". Euroepan Athletics. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
5. "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
6. "Elien Vekemans wins gold in pole vault at Summer World University Games". Brussels Times. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
7. "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
8. "Norges tropp til VM friidrett 2025". sportsidioten.no. September 1, 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.