Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal

Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal

Grøvdal in 2015
Personal information
Born (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990
Ålesund, Norway
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 5000 m, 10,000 m, 3000 m steeplechase
Club SK Vidar

Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (born 14 June 1990) is a Norwegian athlete competing in long-distance events.[2] She represented her country at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics and at four world championships.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Norway
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 5th 3000 m s'chase 10:00.44
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 3rd 2000 m s'chase 6:25.30
European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:44.34
World Championships Osaka, Japan 27th (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:56.41
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st 5000 m 15:45.45
1st 3000 m s'chase 9:43.69
World Championships Berlin, Germany 32nd (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:48.47
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th 5000 m 15:41.42
10,000 m DNF
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:56.231
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 27th (h) 5000 m 15:24.86
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 13th 5000 m 15:48.87
2014 World Half Marathon Championships Copenhagen, Denmark 20th Half marathon 1:10:53
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 13th 5000 m 15:52.78
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 20th (h) 5000 m 16:02.20
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 10,000 m 31:23.45
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 5000 m 14:57.53
9th 10,000 m 31:14.07

1Did not start in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

References

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Awards
Preceded by
United Kingdom Stephanie Twell
Women's European Athletics Rising Star of the Year
2009
Succeeded by
Croatia Sandra Perković
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