Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen (born 21 September 2002) is a Norwegian track and field athlete. He has been the national champion of Norway over 200m and 400m. In 2023, he became the European U23 champion over 400 metres and took the Norwegian national 400m record from Karsten Warholm.[2]
 Ingvaldsen in 2024. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 21 September 2002 |
| Home town | Moelv, Ringsaker Municipality, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Country | Norway |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 200 metres, 400 metres |
| Coached by | Mari Ann Bentdal[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 200 m: 20.68m (Jessheim 2021) 400 m: 44.39 (Budapest 2023) NR Indoors |
Medal record | |
Career
editAt the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, he ran a new personal best time of 46.70 seconds in the final of the 400 metres to win a bronze medal. Later that summer, still aged 18 years-old, he recorded a national U20 record time of 45.95s as he won the 400m Norwegian Championships. He also ran the 400 meters during the 2022 European Athletics Championships in August 2022, in Munich but overall his 2022 season was hampered by injuries.[3][4]
On 15 June 2023, he set a new personal best time of 44.86s for the 400m at the Diamond League event in Oslo. This also took the national record from Karsten Warholm.[5][6] Ingvaldsen won gold at the 2023 European Team Championships in Chorzow in June 2023. He ran 44.88s which was a championship record for the European Team Championships format.[7][8]
Competing at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships held from in July 2023 in Espoo, Finland, he won the gold medal in the 400m.[9]
Competing at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, he lowered his national record in the 400 metres to 44.39 to qualify for the semi final. He finished sixth overall in the final.[10]
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, reaching the semi-finals.[11]
Achievements
editInformation from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway
| ||||||
| 2021 | European Team Championships First League | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 7th | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:08.42 | Final B (47.9 split) |
| European U20 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 3rd | 400 m | 46.70 | PB | |
| 8th | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:14.39 | ||||
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 16th (h) | 400 m | 46.95 | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 17th (h) | 400 m | 46.18 | SB | |
| 2023 | European Athletics Team Championships First Division | Chorzów, Poland | 1st | 400 m | 44.88 | CR |
| DQ | 4 x 100 m relay | — | ||||
| 10th | 4 x 400 m relay mixed | 3:15.67 | SB | |||
| European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 1st | 400 m | 45.13 | ||
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | 400 m | 45.08 | ||
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 45.37 | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 22nd (sf) | 400 m | 45.60 | ||
National titles
edit- Norwegian Championships (2)
- 200 metres: 2023
- 400 metres: 2021 NU20R
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ L. Hellem-Hansen, Viktoria; Bakkerud Larsen, Anders (16 June 2023). "Håvard (20) broke the Norwegian record for 400 meters flat: - It was so big". NRK. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "The bigger the stage the better for Norway's newest one lap talent Ingvaldsen". European-Athletics. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Ingvaldsen out of the EC despite best of the year: - Annoying!". Nettavisen. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen beat Karsten Warholm's time - a new Norwegian record". nettavisen.no. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "The new Norwegian skating star Håvard Ingvaldsen flashed his fitness again - 36-year-old GDR record soon in the history books?". Etusuora.com. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Italy wins European Team Championships as competition records fall in Silesia". World Athletics. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "INGVALDSEN SET A NEW CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD IN THE 400 METERS - NORWAY IS STRUGGLING IN THE TEAM EC". vg.no. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Goss, Symone (14 July 2023). "Yemi Mary John and Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen win gold; bronze for Keely Hodgkinson in Espoo". World-Track. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's 400m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
