| Amalie Iuel | |
| Fullname: | Amalie Hammild Iuel |
| Nationality: | Danish (until 2015) Norwegian (from 2015) |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Aalborg, Denmark |
| Height: | 1.78 m[1] |
| Weight: | 61 kg |
| Universityteam: | USC Trojans (IL Tyrving in Norway) |
| Country: | Norway |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 400 metres hurdles |
| Pb: | 54.72 s (2019) |
Amalie Hammild Iuel (born 17 April 1994) is a Danish-Norwegian hurdler. She represented Norway in the women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, but was eliminated in the heats.
Amalie Iuel was born in Denmark to a Danish mother and a Danish-Norwegian father; the family moved to Norway when she was two years old, and she spent most of her childhood there.[2] The Iuels left Norway when Amalie was twelve due to the demands of her father's job with Telenor; they first moved to Namibia, and later Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand.[2] Iuel took up track and field as a young girl in Norway, but did not pursue it seriously before her time in Thailand at the International School Bangkok (ISB); her coach there, Ugo Costessi, introduced her to the 400 metres hurdles.[2] [3] After high school, she moved to the United States and became a student athlete at the University of Southern California (USC).[2]
Iuel has been in a relationship with former alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal since 2020.[4] The couple had a son, in September 2023.[5] A month later, they announced their engagement.[6]
During the 2015 season (her sophomore year at USC) Iuel set both Danish and Norwegian under-23 records in the women's 400 metres hurdles, running 55.92 as a Dane and 56.36 as a Norwegian. She placed seventh at the 2015 NCAA championships with 56.99.
| Year | Competition | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing University of Southern California | ||||
| 2017 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 55.82 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4x400 m | 3:23.35 | |
| NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:27.03 |
| 2016 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 10th | 400 m hurdles | 56.88 |
| 8th | 4x400 m | 3:40.61 | ||
| NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | 4th | 4x400 m relay | 3:29.98 | |
| 3rd | pentathlon | 4425 points | ||
| 2015 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 56.99 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4x400 m | 3:29.97 | |
| NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:29.63 | |
| 2014 | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships | 18th | 400 m hurdles | 59.74 |
She received Norwegian citizenship and switched her athletic allegiance from Denmark to Norway in June 2015, shortly before the 2015 European U23 Championships where she placed fifth as a Norwegian in her first international championship meet.[8] She represented Norway in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, but was eliminated in the first round.[9]
In 2019, she represented Norway at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy and she won the bronze medal in the women's 400 metres hurdles event.[10]
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | European Athletics Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 55.32 |
| World Athletics Championships | Eugene, United States | 15th | 400 m hurdles | 54.81 | |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 21st | 400 m hurdles | 57.61 |
| 2019 | 2019 World Championships in Athletics | Doha, Qatar | 10th | 400 m hurdles | 55.03 |
| European Athletics Team Championships | Sandnes, Norway | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.80 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4x400 m | 3:33.69 | ||
| 2019 Summer Universiade | Naples, Italy | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 56.13 | |
| 2018 | 2018 European Athletics Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th | 400 m hurdles | 55.81 |
| 2017 | 2017 World Championships in Athletics | London, England | 25th | 400 m hurdles | 56.42 |
| European Athletics Team Championships | Vaasa, Finland | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 55.68 | |
| DQ | 4x400 m | DQ | |||
| 2016 | 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 29th | 400 m hurdles | 56.75 |
| 2016 European Championships in Athletics | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 56.24 | |
| 2015 | 2015 World Championships in Athletics | Beijing, China | 26th | 400 m hurdles | 56.59 |
| 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 56.36 | |
| Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event | Time Height | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Norwegian Athletics Association U20 Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Kristiansand, Norway | 4th | High Jump | 1.55m (05.09feet) | |
| 2012 | Norwegian Athletics Association Senior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Kristiansand, Norway | 10th | 100 m hurdles | 15.40 | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 1:02.52 | |||
| 4th | High Jump | 1.65m (05.41feet) | ||||
| Norwegian Athletics Association U20 Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Askøy, Norway | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 14.77 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 1:01.47 | |||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | High Jump | 1.68m (05.51feet) | |||
| Athletics Association of Thailand U20 Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 14.69 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 56.80 | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 1:01.63 | |||
| 3rd | High Jump | 1.65m (05.41feet) | ||||
| 2013 | Norwegian Athletics Association U20 Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Overhalla, Norway | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 1:02.96 |
| 5th | High Jump | 1.6m (05.2feet) | ||||
| 2017 | Norwegian Athletics Association Senior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sandnes, Norway | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.55 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 53.27 | |||
| 2018 | Norwegian Athletics Association Senior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Byrkjelo, Norway | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 54.68 |
| 2019 | Norwegian Athletics Association Senior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Hamar, Norway | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 52.43 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.08 | |||
| 2020 | Norwegian Athletics Association Senior Indoor Track and Field Championships | Bærum, Norway | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 52.25 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 x 200 m | 1:39.09 | |||
| Norwegian Athletics Association Senior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Bergen, Norway | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.63 | |
| 2021 | Norwegian Athletics Association Senior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Kristiansand, Norway | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 52.67 |
| 2022 | Norwegian Athletics Association Senior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Stjørdal, Norway | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.08 |