Personal Biography

– On the Bislett Stadium 2005 –

• Born 27th of March 1978 in Sandefjord, Norway
• Currently living in Kristiansand
• Mentor Leif Olav Alnes
• Runs for Runar Friidrett,Sandefjord
• Height 181 cm weight 63 kgs

Education ;

• Graduate of York High School, Elmhurst USA 1997 and Sandefjord VGS 1998.
• University of Indiana,Bloomington, USA 1997-1998
• University of Oslo Department of Social Studies 1998-2003 with bachelor in English (grunnfag) and Political Science (grunn+mellomfag)
• University of Oslo Medical School  2004 – 2010. Works as a physician in Kristiansand, Norway at Søm Medical Center 

Running Biography

– Bislett Games 2001 // 13.09 5000 –

Personal bests

800 m 1.51.19 (Oslo 97)

1500 m 3.38.86 (Rieti 05)

2000 m 5.01.46 (Florø 03)

3000 m 7.40.47 (Brussels 01)

5000 m 13.06.39 (Rome 04)

10000 m 28.26.x (Lisbon 00)

10000 road 28.26 (Oslo 00)

 

Championship participation

• Olympic Games 2000/2004
• World Championships 99/01/05
• European Championships 02/06
• European U23 99, European Juniors 97
• 9th place World Championships 01
• 12th place World Championships 05
• Silver medal European U23 99

Most special memories on the track

Edmunton WC 2001 –

• The 1999 Bislett Games, running 13.22 as a 21 year old athlete in the same race as one of the heroes of the sport Haile Gebrselassie.
• The 2001 Bislett Games finishing in 13.09 and first sub 13.10 race.
• The 2001 World Championships 9th place.
• The minutes after the 2004 Bislett Games in Bergen, with a 13.08 record after two difficult seasons.

Favourite runner

Haile Gebrselassie for his incredible smoothness, talent and down-to-earth attitude.