| Narve Gilje Nordås | |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Voll, Klepp, Norway |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Club: | Sandnes IL |
| Coach: | Gjert Ingebrigtsen |
Narve Gilje Nordås (born 30 September 1998) is a Norwegian athlete competing in middle-distance and long-distance events.[1] He is a World Championships (2023) bronze medalist and two-time Olympian, having competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Born in Klepp on 30 September 1998, Nordås represents the club Sandnes IL, and is coached by Gjert Ingebrigtsen.
Nordås won the gold medal in the men's 5000 metres and a silver medal in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2020 Norwegian Athletics Championships. He placed fifth in the 3000 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
In 2021, Nordås was selected to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and competed in men's 5000 metres event.[2] [3] In September of that year, he became Norwegian champion in the men's 5000 metres for a second time.[4]
On 15 July 2023, Nordås set a new personal record in the 5000 metres distance during an event in Heusden, improving his personal best with more than ten seconds to 13:05.38, and thereby qualifying for the distance at the World Championships in Budapest.[5] He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, finishing behind Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen.[6] On 2 June 2024, Nordås won the men's 3000 metres event at the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League.[7] Nordås competed in the men's 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, placing seventh and seventeenth respectively.[8] [9]
In October 2024 he won his fourth victory in the road race, which also earned him a national title.[10]
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