Karsten Warholm

Karsten Warholm (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈkɑʂtɛn ˈvɑrhɔ̂ɫm]; born 28 February 1996) is a Norwegian sprinter who competes in the 400 metres and 400 m hurdles. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion, a three-time world champion and the world record holder in the latter event.

Karsten Warholm
Personal information
Born (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996
Ulsteinvik, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hurdling, sprinting
ClubDimna IL
Coached byLeif Olav Alnes
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2016 Rio de Janeiro
  • 400 m hurdles, 10th (sf)
  • 2020 Tokyo
  • 400 m hurdles,  Gold
World finals
  • 2017 London
  • 400 m hurdles,  Gold
  • 2019 Doha
  • 400 m hurdles,  Gold
  • 2023 Budapest
  • 400 m hurdles,  Gold
Highest world ranking1st (400 m hurdles, 2023)
Personal bests

Warholm has won gold for the 400 m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in 2017, 2019 and 2023, as well as the 2018 and 2022 European Athletics Championships. He is a two-time Diamond League 400 m hurdles champion. In 2021, he was voted World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year.

In July 2021, Warholm broke the 29-year-old world record in 400 m hurdles. The following month at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 45.94 seconds, breaking his own world record by over three-quarters of a second.

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