| Karl Ottfalk | |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Long distance running |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 2006 |
| Pb: | 1500m: 3:43.55 (2024) 3000m: 7:58.05 (2024) 5000m: 13:57.13 (2024) |
Karl Ottfalk (born 3 January 2006) is a Swedish long distance and cross country runner. In 2024, he became national senior champion over 5000 metres.[1]
He won gold in the 3000 metres at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Slovakia.[2]
In 2023, he won the men's junior race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships.[3] He finished fourth in the men's U20 race at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels at the age of 17 years-old.[4]
In June 2024, he became Swedish senior national champion over 5000 metres.[5] In August 2024, he finished sixth at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, in the Men's 3000 metres.[6] He finished ninth in the 5000 metres at the sameChampionships.[7] [8]