Karsten
Warholm
Norway
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Hurdles
Date of birth | 28 February 1996 |
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Place of birth | Ulsteinvik |
Age | 29 |
Nationality | Norway |
Career start | 2011 |
Disciplines | Running 400 Hurdles / Running 400 m |
Games Champion from Tokyo 2020 and silver medalist in Paris 2024, Karsten Warholm is one of Norway's most popular sportspeople. With two world records and three World Championship golds to his name – London 2017, Doha 2019 and Budapest 2023 – he has rightly won himself a place among the elite of the world athletics.
Karsten has a background as a versatile athlete: as a 17-year-old, he won eight golds at the Norwegian Youth Indoors Championships in 2013, as well as topping the podium in the octathlon during the U18 World Athletics Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. However, with coach Leif Olav Alnes, he's focused his efforts on the 400m hurdles and established himself as the man to beat on the world stage.
Karsten Warholm pauses before hitting the track
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Karsten Warholm has a training regime like no other
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Karsten Warholm doesn't let a little snow stop him training
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Karsten Warholm takes his winter training to the next level!
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