Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal

Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal

Grøvdal in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 Ålesund, Norway
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5000 m, 10,000 m, 3000 m steeplechase
Club	SK Vidar
Medal record Representing  Norway European Athletics Championships 2016 Amsterdam 10,000 m

Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (born 14 June 1990) is a Norwegian athlete competing in long-distance events.^[2] She represented her country at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics and at four world championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Norway
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	5th	3000 m s'chase	10:00.44
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	3rd	2000 m s'chase	6:25.30
	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	1st	3000 m s'chase	9:44.34
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	27th (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:56.41
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	1st	5000 m	15:45.45
			1st	3000 m s'chase	9:43.69
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	32nd (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:48.47
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	10th	5000 m	15:41.42
			–	10,000 m	DNF
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	2nd (h)	3000 m s'chase	9:56.231
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	27th (h)	5000 m	15:24.86
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	13th	5000 m	15:48.87
2014	World Half Marathon Championships	Copenhagen, Denmark	20th	Half marathon	1:10:53
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	13th	5000 m	15:52.78
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	20th (h)	5000 m	16:02.20
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	10,000 m	31:23.45
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	5000 m	14:57.53
			9th	10,000 m	31:14.07

¹Did not start in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 4:11.21 (Rieti 2015)
• 3000 metres – 8:39.47 (Monaco 2016)
• 5000 metres – 14:57.53 (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
• 10,000 metres – 31:14.07 (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
• 10 kilometres – 31:29 (Oslo 2009)
• 20 kilometres – 1:07:21 (Copenhagen 2014)
• Half marathon – 1:09:41 (Oslo 2012)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:33.19 (Neerpelt 2007)

References

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Awards
Preceded by Stephanie Twell	Women's European Athletics Rising Star of the Year 2009	Succeeded by Sandra Perković