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Karsten Warholm

Warholm at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul
Personal information
Born	(1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 29) Ulsteinvik, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Height	1.87 m
Weight	78 kg
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hurdling, sprinting
Club	Dimna IL
Coached by	Leif Olav Alnes
Achievements and titles
World finals	2017 London 400 m hurdles, 1 Gold 2019 Doha 400 m hurdles, 1 Gold 2023 Budapest 400 m hurdles, 1 Gold
Olympic finals	2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m hurdles, 10th (sf) 2020 Tokyo 400 m hurdles, 1 Gold 2024 Paris 400 m hurdles, 2 Silver
Highest world ranking	1st (400 m hurdles, 2023)
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.47 (Zurich 2024) 400 m hurdles: 45.94 OR WR (Tokyo 2021) 300 m hurdles: 33.26 WB (Oslo 2021) 400 m: 44.87 (Florø 2017) Indoors 400 m: 45.05i =AR (Glasgow 2019)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Norway Olympic Games Gold 2020 Tokyo 400 m hurdles Silver 2024 Paris 400 m hurdles World Championships Gold 2017 London 400 m hurdles Gold 2019 Doha 400 m hurdles Gold 2023 Budapest 400 m hurdles World Indoor Championships Silver 2024 Glasgow 400 metres Diamond League 2019 400 m hurdles 2021 400 m hurdles European Championships Gold 2018 Berlin 400 m hurdles Gold 2022 Munich 400 m hurdles Gold 2024 Rome 400 m hurdles European Indoor Championships Gold 2019 Glasgow 400 m Gold 2023 Istanbul 400 m European U23 Championships Gold 2017 Bydgoszcz 400 m hurdles Silver 2017 Bydgoszcz 400 m European Junior Championships Silver 2015 Eskilstuna 400 m Silver 2015 Eskilstuna Decathlon World Youth Championships Gold 2013 Donetsk Octathlon Representing Europe Continental Cup Bronze 2018 Ostrava 400 m hurdles

Karsten Warholm is a famous Norwegian sprinter. He is known for running the 400 metres and especially the 400 meter hurdles. He won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also earned a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Karsten Warholm is a three-time world champion in the 400 meter hurdles. He also holds the world record in this event. He won gold at the World Athletics Championships in 2017, 2019, and 2023. He is the first athlete ever to win three 400 meter hurdles titles at the World Championships.

He has also won many European Championships. These include the 2018, 2022, and 2024 European Athletics Championships. In July 2021, Warholm broke a 29-year-old world record in the 400 meter hurdles. The next month, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he broke his own world record again. He ran the race in an amazing 45.94 seconds.

Karsten Warholm's Athletics Career

Starting Out in Athletics

Karsten Warholm began his career with great success. In March 2013, he won eight gold medals. This was at the Norwegian Youth Indoors Championships. In July 2013, he won a gold medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. He competed in the boys' octathlon. This event combines eight different track and field challenges.

In 2014, Warholm also competed in the decathlon. This is a ten-event competition. He was very good at long jump, hurdling, and the 400 meters. In June 2014, he set a new Norwegian junior record. He ran the 400 meters in 46.31 seconds.

In July 2015, he won two silver medals. This was at the 2015 European Athletics Junior Championships. He got silver in the 400 meters. He also won silver in the decathlon.

In July 2016, Warholm broke the Norwegian national record. He ran the 400 meter hurdles in 48.84 seconds. This was during the 2016 European Athletics Championships. He later finished sixth in the final. In August, he reached the semi-finals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Becoming a World Champion

In July 2017, Warholm won gold at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships. He set a new championship record in the 400 meter hurdles. He also won a silver medal in the 400 meters.

In August 2017, he won his first gold medal at the 2017 IAAF World Championships. He won the 400 meter hurdles. Two weeks later, he broke his own Norwegian record again. He ran the 400 meter hurdles in 48.22 seconds.

Warholm hurdles at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin

At the 2018 European Athletics Championships, Warholm won another gold medal. He set a new personal best time of 47.64 seconds. This was also a new European U23 record.

In March 2019, Warholm won gold in the 400 meters. This was at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships. His time of 45.05 seconds matched the European record. In June, he broke the European men's 400 meter hurdles record. He ran it in 47.33 seconds.

In August 2019, Warholm set another European record. He ran the 400 meter hurdles in 46.92 seconds. This made him only the third person ever to run under 47 seconds. At the 2019 World Athletics Championships, he won the 400 meter hurdles again. He kept his championship title from 2017.

On June 11, 2020, Warholm set a world best time. He ran the 300 metres hurdles in 33.78 seconds. This was faster than the previous record from 2002. On August 23, he ran the 400 meter hurdles in 46.87 seconds. This was very close to the world record at the time. He became the first person to run under 47 seconds twice.

Breaking World Records and Olympic Gold

On July 1, 2021, Karsten Warholm broke the 400 meter hurdles world record. He ran it in 46.70 seconds. This broke a record that had stood since 1992.

The next month, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he did it again! He won the gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles. His new world record time was an incredible 45.94 seconds. He broke his own record by more than three-quarters of a second. This was the first time anyone ran the 400 meter hurdles in under 46 seconds.

Karsten vs. Mondo

On September 4, 2024, Karsten Warholm had a special race. He competed in a 100 meter event. His opponent was Mondo Duplantis, a world record holder in pole vault. Duplantis won the race with a new personal best time of 10.37 seconds. Warholm also ran his fastest 100 meters ever, finishing in 10.47 seconds.

Karsten Warholm's Career Statistics

Here are some of Karsten Warholm's best times and results from major competitions. This information comes from his World Athletics profile.

Personal Best Times

These are the fastest times Karsten Warholm has run in different events.

International Championship Results

This table shows Karsten Warholm's results at major international competitions.

Representing  Norwayand Europe (Continental Cup only)

Circuit Wins and Titles

Karsten Warholm has won the Diamond League championship in the 400 meter hurdles twice. He won in 2019 and 2021.

• Diamond League champion 400 m hurdles (2): 2019, 2021.

(400 m hurdles wins, other events specified in parentheses)

• 2017 (2): Oslo, Stockholm
• 2018 (1): London
• 2019 (5): Stockholm, Oslo, London, Paris, Zürich
• 2020 [4]: Monaco, Stockholm (400 m & 400 m hurdles), Rome
• 2021 (3): Oslo, Monaco, Zürich
• 2023 (3): Oslo, Stockholm, Monaco

• World Athletics Continental Tour

(400 m hurdles wins, other events specified in parentheses)

• 2020: Ostrava

National Titles

Karsten Warholm has won many national championships in Norway.

• Norwegian Championships (15)
  • 110 m hurdles: 2013, 2014
  • 400 m: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • 400 m hurdles: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
• Norwegian Indoor Championships (11)
  • 60 m hurdles: 2014, 2015,
  • 200 m: 2015, 2016, 2017
  • 400 m: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Long jump: 2016

Karsten Warholm's Personal Life

Karsten Warholm was born in Ulsteinvik, a town on Norway's western coast. He is in a relationship with Oda Djupvik. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, cars, and building with Lego.

Images for kids

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  Warholm at the Bislett Games in Oslo in 2017

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  Karsten Warholm on his way to a gold medal at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha

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  Warholm winning the 400 m at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul

See also

In Spanish: Karsten Warholm para niños