Simen Guttormsen
Simen Guttormsen (born 19 January 2001) is a Norwegian olympic pole vaulter and graduate student at Duke University. He is the brother of Olympic pole vaulter Sondre Guttormsen.
Career
[edit]Simen Guttormsen first gained international experience in 2018 when he competed at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr, where he was eliminated in the qualification rounds with a clearance of 4.55 m. The following year, he reached the final at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, but failed at his chosen starting height. That same year, he also began competing on the Princeton Tigers track and field team. In 2021, he failed to make a valid attempt in the qualifying round at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.
In 2021, Guttormsen won the Norwegian Athletics Championships pole vault, his first senior national title.[1] He got his second national title in the Norwegian Athletics Championship in 2024.
He missed qualifying for the final at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene with a height of 5.65 m. He also was eliminated in the qualifying round with a height of 5.50 m at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in München in August.[1]
In 2024 Simen competed in the European championship in Rome were he was eliminated in the qualifying round. Later the same year he competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics placing 15 in the qualifying round.
At the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Guttormsen won the national title with a new indoor PB of 5.71 m.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Guttormsen is from Ski, Norway, and his father Atle Guttormsen claims that he can trace his family lineage back to the 17th century. He was introduced to the pole vault at 4 years old. Though his father was a hurdler, both Guttormsen and his older brother Sondre are pole vaulters. Before his collegiate career at Princeton University, Guttormsen attended Davis Senior High School in California.[4]
Statistics
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole vault (indoors) | 5.71 m |  |
NCAA DI Indoor Championships | Virginia Beach, Virginia | 14 March 2025 |
| Pole vault (outdoors) | 5.72 m |  |
Täby Stavhoppsgala | Täby, Sweden | 28 June 2022 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Simen Guttormsen at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b c d "Simen Guttormsen - Men's Track and Field". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Simen Guttormsen at MileSplit
- ^ a b "Feature Story: The Guttormsen Brothers And The Crazy Event They've Mastered". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Sumen Guttormsen". Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Guttormsen Wins National Championship in Men's Pole Vault". goduke.com. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Simen Guttormsen at World Athletics
- Duke Blue Devils bio
- Simen Guttormsen at Olympics.com
- Simen Guttormsen at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
- Simen Guttormsen at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Norwegian male pole vaulters
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Princeton Tigers men's track and field athletes
- Sportspeople from Ski, Norway
- Athletes from Akershus
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Norway
- Norwegian Athletics Championships winners
- Davis Senior High School (California) alumni
- Duke Blue Devils men's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Norway