Narve Gilje Nordås
Norwegian runner (born 1998)
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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.
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| Born | 30 September 1998 Voll, Klepp Municipality, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Events | 1500 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sandnes IL | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gjert Ingebrigtsen | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Born in Klepp Municipality on 30 September 1998,[2] Nordås represents the club Sandnes IL,[3] and used to be[4] coached by Gjert Ingebrigtsen.[5]
He married Oda Andersen Lundeby in October 2025.[6]
Career
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.[3][7] In September of that year, he became Norwegian champion in the men's 5000 metres for a second time.[5]
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.[8] He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, finishing behind Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen.[9] On 2 June 2024, Nordås won the men's 3000 metres event at the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League.[10] Nordås competed in the men's 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, placing seventh and seventeenth respectively.[11][12]
In October 2024 he won his fourth victory in the road race Hytteplanmila, which also earned him a national title.[13]
Winning the national title in 5000 metres in the 2025 Norwegian Athletics Championships, ahead of Magnus Tuv Myhre, he also set a new championship record with the time 13:08.33.[14]
He competed in 1500 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, where he reached the semi finals, and failed qualifying for the final by a margin of 0.01 seconds.[15]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:29.47 (Oslo 2023)
- Mile – 3:56.62 (Bergen 2020)
- 3000 metres – 7:41.31 (Lahti 2021)
- 5000 metres – 13:05.38 (Heusden 2023)
- 10,000 metres – 28:04.42 (Oslo 2022)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:41.81 (Karlstad 2023)
- 3000 metres – 7:50.21 (Toruń 2021)
Competition record
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 5th | 10,000 m | 31:36.30 |
| 10th | 5000m | 15:16.29 | |||
| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 6th | 10,000 m | 28:59.04 |
| European U23 Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 19th | 8 km | 25:15 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 5th | 3,000 m | 7:50.21 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 12th (sf) | 5000 m | 13:41.82 | |
| European Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 25th | 10 km | 31:30 | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 24th (sf) | 5000 m | 13:37.14 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 17th | 5000 m | 13:39.12 | |
| European Cross Country Championships | Venaria Reale, Italy | 21st | 10 km | 30:40 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:29.68 |
| 5th | 5000 m | 13:28.73 | |||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | 1500 m | 3:37.03 |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 11th | 5000 m | 13:26.91 | |
| 26th | 1500 m | 3:46.15 | |||
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 7th | 1500 m | 3:30.46 | |
| 17th | 5000 m | 13:31.34 | |||
| 2025 | European Running Championships | Leuven, Belgium | 11th | 10 km | 28:22 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 7th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:35.72 | |
| 12th (h) | 5000 m | 13:25.00 | |||
| 2026 | European Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 7th | 1500 m | 3:37.31 |
