| Ferdinand Kvan Edman | |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Mile run 3000 metres |
| Hometown: | Drammen, Norway |
| Coach: | Eirik Førde |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight: | 150 lbs |
| Education: | Drammen VGS University of California, Los Angeles |
| Collegeteam: | UCLA Bruins[1] |
| Updated: | 15 December 2023 |
Ferdinand Kvan Edman (born 12 February 1993) is a Norwegian middle-distance runner specializing in the 1500 metres. He is a five-time Norwegian Athletics Championships runner-up, four of those times losing only to Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
Edman first gained international experience at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin, where he finished 82nd in the U20 race with a time of 20:47 as part of the bronze medal-winning Norwegian team. The following year, he achieved a 27th-place finish in the U20 race at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships in Albufeira with a time of 18:50, and in 2011, he was eliminated in the first round of the 2011 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in the 1500 metres with a time of 3:53.13. In December, he placed 28th in the U20 race at the 2011 European Cross Country Championships in Velenje with a time of 18:36.
The following year, Edman competed at the 2010 World U20 Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, though he did not advance past the preliminary round in the 1500 metres with a time of 3:50.95. At the 2012 European Cross Country Championships in Szentendre, he finished fourth in the U20 race with a time of 18:59. That same year, he moved to the United States and competed on the UCLA Bruins track and field team.
At the 2017 European Cross Country Championships in Šamorín, he finished 52nd in the individual race with a time of 31:43. At the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, he was eliminated in the first round of the 1500 meters with a time of 3:50.26. In 2019, he did not qualify for the final at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow with a time of 3:51.43, and in 2021, he won the 1500 meters at the 2021 Kuortane Games with a time of 3:38.36. In 2022, he was eliminated in the 1500 m preliminary rounds of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene with a time of 3:39.92, and subsequently finished eighth at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in München with a time of 3:37.27. The following year, he did not qualify for the final at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul with a time of 3:44.44.
Edman became a full-time professional in 2022 and he is coached by Eirik Førde.[2]
| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:53.42 | 8th | 1 July 2021 | ||||
| 7:36.32 | 5th | 10 September 2023 |