Andreas Ofstad Kulseng
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Club | IK Tjalve | ||||||||||||||
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Andreas Ofstad Kulseng (born 19 May 2001) is a Norwegian sprinter. He has won Norwegian Championships titles over 200 metres and 400 metres. He won the gold medal with the Norwegian mixed 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2026 European Championships.[1]
Biography
From Larvik, he was a member of his local club Larvik Turn,[2] later becoming a member of IK Tjalve in Oslo. He set a new Norwegian best in the 300 meters with 32.19 seconds at the 2025 Bislett Games in June 2025, breaking the previous best set by Karsten Warholm of 32.49.[3] That month, he was part of the team that set a Norwegian record in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay of 38.86 seconds at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Maribor, Slovenia, improving the previous record from 1997 by a tenth of a second.[4] In August, he won the 2025 Norwegian Championships over 200 metres.[5] He finished the year as Norway's fastest athlete in the 200 meters by time, and also ranked second overall in the 400 meters.[2]
In July 2026, he retained his national title over 200 metres and also won the Norwegian Championships title over 400 metres.[6][7] Kulseng was selected to represent Norway at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England.[8] On the opening day of the championships he won a gold medal in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay alongside Warholm, Amalie Iuel and Henriette Jæger; the quartet setting a new championship record time of 3:09.62.[9] He also competed in the men's 200 metres at the championships.[10]
References
- ↑ "Andreas Ofstad Kulseng". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Andreas may get a place in the new European Championship: – Very motivating". op.no. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Brilliant start to the Bislett party". friidrett.no. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Promotion after dramatic finish". friidrett.no. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Norwegian Championships". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Norwegian Championships". World Athletics. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Norwegian Championships". World Athletics. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Den norske troppen til friidretts-EM i Birmingham". aftenbladet.no. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (10 August 2026). "Star studded Norway break championship record". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
European Athletics Championships champions in mixed 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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