| Norway at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | NOR |
| National federation | Norwegian Athletics Association |
| in Doha, Qatar 27 September 2019 – 6 October 2019 | |
| Competitors | 17 (12 men and 5 women) in 17 events |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview) | |
Norway competed at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, from 27 September to 6 October 2019.
The Norwegian Athletics Association named the first athletes of the team on 12 September 2019. [1] 17 athletes (12 men and five women) competed in 17 events.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Filip Ingebrigtsen | 1500 metres | 3:37.26 | 13 Q | 3:37.00 | 14 [2] | did not advance | |
| Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 3:37.67 | 16 Q | 3:36.58 | 4 Q [2] | 3:31.70 | 4 [3] | |
| Henrik Ingebrigtsen | 5000 metres | 13:21.22 | 7 q | — | 13:36.25 | 13 [4] | |
| Filip Ingebrigtsen | 13:20.52 | 3 Q | — | DNF [4] | |||
| Jakob Ingebrigtsen | 13:25.20 | 12 Q | — | 13:02.93 | 5 [4] | ||
| Sondre Nordstad Moen | 10,000 metres | — | 28:02.18 | 12 [5] | |||
| Karsten Warholm | 400 metres hurdles | 49.27 | 3 Q | 48.28 | 1 Q | 47.42 |  |
| Tom Erling Kårbø | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:27.01 | 25 [6] | — | did not advance | ||
| Weldu Negash Gebretsadik | Marathon | — | 2:16:35 | 24 [7] | |||
| Håvard Haukenes | 50 kilometres walk | — | DQ [8] | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Sondre Guttormsen | Pole vault | 5.30 | 29 [9] | did not advance | |
| Ola Stunes Isene | Discus throw | 64.54 | 6 q | 63.67 | 10 |
| Eivind Henriksen | Hammer throw | 76.46 | 8 Q | 77.38 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Roe | Result | 10.94 | 7.28 | 15.08 | 1.87 | DQ | 15.86 | 47.18 | 4.60 | 60.61 | 5:08.91 | 6845 | 18 |
| Points | 874 | 881 | 795 | 687 | 0 | 749 | 812 | 790 | 747 | 510 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hedda Hynne | 800 metres | 2:02.49 | 16 Q | 2:01.03 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | 5000 metres | DNF [10] | — | did not advance | |||
| Amalie Iuel | 400 metres hurdles | 54.72 NR | 2 Q | 55.03 | 10 | did not advance | |
| Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:28.84 | 11 q | — | 9:29.41 | 13 [11] | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Lene Retzius | Pole vault | 4.35 | 25 [12] | did not advance | |
| Beatrice Nedberge Llano | Hammer throw | 65.55 | 28 [13] | did not advance | |
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