Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal NOR   
Date of birth: 14 June 90
Age: 30 years 200 days
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 52 kg
Cross country 8.3km European Silver Medallist 2019
6 European Bronzes
2015: CC Short 2016: 10000, CC Short 2017: CC Short 2018: 3000S, CC Short
5000m 7th at Olympic Games 2016
10,000m Olympic finalist 2016
2000m Steeplechase World Youth Championships Bronze Medallist 2007
5000m European Junior Champion 2009
3000m Steeplechase European Junior Champion 2009
3000m Steeplechase European Junior Champion 2007
3000m Steeplechase 5th at World Junior Championships 2006
13 National Titles
10,000m World Alltime no. 153 31:14.07 Rio de Janeiro 12 Aug 2016
2000m Steeplechase World Alltime no. 69 6:21.39 Stavanger 10 Aug 2008
5000m World Alltime no. 137 14:51.66 London 21 Jul 2019
800m World Alltime no. 1946 2:04.23 Oslo 24 Jun 2016
One Mile World Alltime no. 140 4:26.23 Oslo 9 Jun 2016
3000m World Alltime no. 141 8:37.58 Monaco 21 Jul 2017
3000m World Indoor Alltime no. 98 8:44.68 Bærum 10 Feb 2019
5km, Road World Alltime no. 27 15:04 Spikkestad 4 Oct 2020
3000m Steeplechase World Alltime no. 29 9:13.35 Sandnes 26 Aug 2017
3000m Steeplechase World Junior Alltime no. 21 9:33.19 Neerpelt 2 Jun 2007
5000m World Junior Alltime no. 141 15:29.82 Bergen 21 Jun 2009
Half Marathon World Alltime no. 449 1:09:41 Oslo 22 Sep 2012
10km, Road World Alltime no. 19 30:32 Hole 17 Oct 2020

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
800m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2015  2:06.95w    1Oslo16 Sep
2016  2:04.23w   3Oslo24 Jun
 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  4:22.27w    5Oslo28 Jul
2007  4:32.58w    2-19Tønsberg5 Aug
2009  4:15.12w    2Florø6 Jun
2010  4:18.82w    2Florø29 May
2011  4:20.77w    3Oslo9 Jun
2013  4:14.46w    1Florø8 Jun
2015  4:11.21w    8Rieti13 Sep
2016  4:09.03w    3Oordegem28 May
2017  4:07.25w    2Oordegem27 May
2018  4:05.57w   9Stockholm/S10 Jun
2019  4:53.78w    8Sandnes11 Aug
 
One Mile
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  4:26.23w   NR6Oslo9 Jun
 
2000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2018  5:41.04w   1Florø2 Jun
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2005  10:04.38w    15Lappeenranta21 Jul
2006  9:16.94w    1-19Eskilstuna2 Sep
2007  9:22.95w    1-19Tønsberg3 Aug
2008  9:09.85w    1-19Stavanger8 Aug
2009  9:17.29w    1-19Vaasa22 Aug
2010  9:31.47+w    1Sandnes22 Aug
2011  9:05.83w    2Florø4 Jun
2013  9:06.70w    3Brandbu22 May
2015  8:52.83w    2Zagreb8 Sep
2016  8:39.47w    4Monaco15 Jul
2017  8:37.58w   10Monaco21 Jul
2019  9:45.20w    1Sandnes10 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  8:44.68iw   NR1Bærum10 Feb
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  15:56.62w    2Vaasa24 Jun
2008  16:08.22w    1Trondheim20 Jul
2009  15:29.82w   NU20R 3Bergen21 Jun
2010  15:25.40w   NU23R 3Bergen20 Jun
2011  15:44.92w    2Izmir19 Jun
2012  15:24.86w   NU23R 12h1London7 Aug
2013  15:27.31w    14Oslo13 Jun
2014  15:47.63w    1Jessheim22 Aug
2015  15:15.18w    7Oslo11 Jun
2016  14:57.53w    7Rio de Janeiro19 Aug
2017  15:00.44w    6h2London10 Aug
2019  14:51.66w   11London21 Jul
 
10,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  31:14.07w   9Rio de Janeiro12 Aug
 
5km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  15:40w    1New York NY5 Nov
2020  15:04w   1Spikkestad4 Oct
 
10km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2008  32:56w    1Geithus11 Oct
2009  31:29w   NU20R 1Oslo3 May
2011  33:56w    1Geithus15 Oct
2012  31:46w    1Hole20 Oct
2013  31:52w    1Hole19 Oct
2014  32:21w    1Hole18 Oct
2015  31:41w    1Oslo25 Apr
2016  31:33w    1Paderborn26 Mar
2017  31:25w    1Hole21 Oct
2018  31:43w    1Hole20 Oct
2020  30:32w   1Hole17 Oct
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2012  1:09:41w   NU23R1Oslo22 Sep
2014  1:10:53w    20København29 Mar
2018  1:12:43w    3New York NY18 Mar
 
2000m Steeplechase
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2005  6:58.68w    3-19Kristiansand28 Aug
2006  6:22.64w    NR NJR1-19Eskilstuna3 Sep
2007  6:25.30w    3-17Ostrava14 Jul
2008  6:21.39w   NR NU20R1-19Stavanger10 Aug
 
3000m Steeplechase
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2005  11:07.5hw    NYR1Straumsnes5 Jul
2006  9:55.95w    NJR NYR1Oslo29 Jul
2007  9:33.19w   NR NU23R AU20R 4Neerpelt2 Jun
2009  9:33.34w    4Oslo3 Jul
2010  9:39.54w    10Oslo4 Jun
2011  9:46.07w    2Izmir18 Jun
2017  9:13.35w   NR1Sandnes26 Aug
2018  9:18.36w    11Monaco20 Jul
2019  9:20.69w    9Zürich29 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  9:56.51iw   2Mustasaari11 Feb

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
1500m
ETC 2015: 24:16.22
ETC-1 2017: 74:18.24
WC 2017: 7h24:09.56
ETC-1 2019: 84:53.78
3000m
ETC-1 2019: 19:45.20
5000m
EJ 2009: 1-1915:45.45
ETC-1 2009: 315:29.82
EC 2010: 915:41.42
ETC 2010: 315:25.40
ETC-1 2011: 215:44.92
OG 2012: 12h115:24.86
ETC 2013: 815:48.21
WC 2013: 1315:48.87 6h215:29.41
EC 2014: 1215:52.78
WC 2015: 8h216:02.20
OG 2016: 714:57.53 4h215:17.83
WC 2017: 6h215:00.44 DNF
WC 2019: h1DNF
10,000m
EC 2010: DNF
EC 2016: 331:23.45
OG 2016: 931:14.07
Half Marathon
WC 2014: 201:10:53
2000m Steeplechase
WY 2007: 3-176:25.30
3000m Steeplechase
WJ 2006: 5-1910:00.44 1h2-1910:11.96
EJ 2007: 1-199:44.34 1h2-1910:23.95
WC 2007: 9h29:56.41
EJ 2009: 1-199:43.69 1h1-1910:00.44
ETC-1 2009: 39:47.66
WC 2009: 7h39:48.47
ETC 2010: 79:47.92
EJ 2011: 2h1-229:56.23 -22DNS
ETC-1 2011: 29:46.07
EC 2018: 39:24.46 1h19:34.23
WC 2019: 139:29.41 6h19:28.84
Cross Country 6.0km
ECCC 2010: 222:08
Cross Country 8.0km
WC 2010: DNF
EC 2013: 526:52
Cross Country 4.1km
EC 2006: 2-1912:36
Cross country 4.039km
EC 2009: 1-1914:10
Cross Country 8.087km
EC 2015: 325:57
Cross Country 7.97km
EC 2016: 325.26
Cross Country 8.23km
EC 2017: 327:04
Cross country 8.3km
EC 2018: 326:07
EC 2019: 227:07
 
Indoor
3000m
EC 2019: 58:52.12

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
800m
Outdoor2:04.23    Oslo24 Jun 2016
 
1500m
Outdoor4:05.57    Stockholm/S10 Jun 2018
 
One Mile
Outdoor4:26.23    NROslo9 Jun 2016
 
2000m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor5:41.04    Florø2 Jun 2018
 
3000m
Outdoor8:37.58    Monaco21 Jul 2017
Indoor8:44.68    NRBærum10 Feb 2019
 
5000m
Outdoor14:51.66    London21 Jul 2019
 
10,000m
Outdoor31:14.07    Rio de Janeiro12 Aug 2016
 
5km, Road
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor15:04    Spikkestad4 Oct 2020
 
10km, Road
Winstreak: 19 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor30:32    Hole17 Oct 2020
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor1:09:41    NU23ROslo22 Sep 2012
 
2000m Steeplechase
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor6:21.39    NR NU20RStavanger10 Aug 2008
 
3000m Steeplechase
Outdoor9:13.35    NRSandnes26 Aug 2017
Indoor9:56.51    Mustasaari11 Feb 2010

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

3000m Steeplechase, 10 best results (legal):
9:13.35   1Sandnes26 Aug 2017
9:18.36   11Monaco20 Jul 2018
9:20.69   9Zürich29 Aug 2019
9:22.69   8Birmingham18 Aug 2019
9:24.46   3Berlin12 Aug 2018
9:24.53   1Hamar3 Aug 2019
9:28.50   9Paris30 Jun 2018
9:28.84   6h1Doha27 Sep 2019
9:28.99   12Oslo13 Jun 2019
9:29.41   13Doha30 Sep 2019
 
Average: 9:23.982
 
5000m, 10 best results (legal):
14:51.66   11London21 Jul 2019
14:57.53   7Rio de Janeiro19 Aug 2016
14:57.77   10Roma2 Jun 2016
15:00.44   6h2London10 Aug 2017
15:03.72   10Bruxelles9 Sep 2016
15:05.36   9Roma8 Jun 2017
15:09.51   2Goleniów26 Jun 2019
15:15.18   7Oslo11 Jun 2015
15:15.49   11Saint-Denis4 Jul 2015
15:17.83   4h2Rio de Janeiro16 Aug 2016
 
Average: 15:05.449
 
1500m, 10 best results (legal):
4:05.57   9Stockholm/S10 Jun 2018
4:06.18   3Cambridge MA19 May 2018
4:07.25   2Oordegem27 May 2017
4:09.03   3Oordegem28 May 2016
4:09.16+   6Oslo9 Jun 2016
4:09.56   7h2London4 Aug 2017
4:10.74   1Stanford CA5 May 2017
4:11.21   8Rieti13 Sep 2015
4:12.09   1Jessheim4 Jun 2015
4:14.46   1Florø8 Jun 2013
 
Average: 4:09.525
 
3000m, 10 best results (legal):
8:37.58   10Monaco21 Jul 2017
8:39.47   4Monaco15 Jul 2016
8:44.68i  1Bærum10 Feb 2019
8:52.12i  5Glasgow1 Mar 2019
8:52.79i  1Ulsteinvik25 Jan 2019
8:52.83   2Zagreb8 Sep 2015
8:57.78   4Stockholm/S30 Jul 2015
9:05.83   2Florø4 Jun 2011
9:06.70   3Brandbu22 May 2013
9:09.85   1-19Stavanger8 Aug 2008
 
Average: 8:53.963
 
10km, Road, 10 best results (legal):
30:32   1Hole17 Oct 2020
31:25   1Hole21 Oct 2017
31:29   1Oslo3 May 2009
31:33   1Paderborn26 Mar 2016
31:41   1Oslo25 Apr 2015
31:43   1Hole20 Oct 2018
31:46   1Hole20 Oct 2012
31:52   1Hole19 Oct 2013
32:08   1Hole22 Oct 2016
32:21   1Hole18 Oct 2014
 
Average: 31:39
 

Total results in db: 175

By event:

800m:2
1500m:25
One Mile:1
2000m:1
3000m:21
5000m:35
10,000m:4
5km, Road:2
10km, Road:19
Half Marathon:3
2000m Steeplechase:7
3000m Steeplechase:43
Cross Country 4.5km:1
Cross Country 6.0km:2
Cross Country 8.0km:2
Cross Country 4.1km:1
Cross country 4.039km:1
Cross Country 8.087km:1
Cross Country 7.97km:1
Cross Country 8.23km:1
Cross country 8.3km:2

▲IN 2020

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

3000m
DNFiw OsloOslo11 Jun 
5000m
Irregular mark: Mixed competition
15:01.13 mxDQiw OsloOslo26 Sep 
5km, Road
15:04iw PB 1SpikkestadSpikkestad4 Oct 
10km, Road
30:32iw PB (4)1HoleHole17 Oct 
Cross Country 6.0km
19:04iw 1NCSkienNC, Skien11 Oct 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2005Outdoor2000m Steeplechase846:58.68
2006Outdoor2000m Steeplechase46:22.64
2006Outdoor3000m Steeplechase629:55.95
2007Outdoor2000m Steeplechase46:25.30
2007Outdoor3000m Steeplechase239:33.19
2008Outdoor3000m969:09.85
2008Outdoor10km, Road9732:56
2008Outdoor2000m Steeplechase36:21.39
2009Outdoor5000m6815:29.82
2009Outdoor10km, Road631:29
2009Outdoor3000m Steeplechase289:33.34
2010Outdoor5000m5915:25.40
2010Outdoor3000m Steeplechase289:39.54
2010Indoor3000m Steeplechase69:56.51
2011Outdoor3000m639:05.83
2011Outdoor3000m Steeplechase509:46.07
2012Outdoor3000m408:55.95 mx
2012Outdoor5000m7515:24.86
2012Outdoor10km, Road1631:46
2012OutdoorHalf Marathon461:09:41
2013Outdoor3000m759:06.70
2013Outdoor5000m4615:16.27 mx
2013Outdoor10km, Road1531:52
2014Outdoor10km, Road5932:21
2015Outdoor3000m318:52.83
2015Outdoor5000m3515:15.18
2015Outdoor10km, Road1231:41
2016Outdoor1500m954:09.03
2016OutdoorOne Mile114:26.23
2016Outdoor3000m128:39.47
2016Outdoor5000m2514:57.53
2016Outdoor10,000m1631:14.07
2016Outdoor10km, Road1231:33
2017Outdoor1500m724:07.25
2017Outdoor3000m148:37.58
2017Outdoor5000m3215:00.44
2017Outdoor10km, Road2031:25
2017Outdoor3000m Steeplechase119:13.35
2018Outdoor1500m394:05.57
2018Outdoor2000m45:41.04
2018Outdoor10km, Road3131:43
2018Outdoor3000m Steeplechase149:18.36
2019Outdoor5000m2014:51.66
2019Outdoor3000m Steeplechase149:20.69
2019Indoor3000m68:44.68
2020Outdoor10km, Road430:32

▲WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks 3000m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 24 Jun 2006 -> 22 Aug 2009 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 10km, Road (at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 19 (finals) 29 Apr 2007 -> 17 Oct 2020 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 3000m Steeplechase (at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 6 (finals) 5 Jul 2005 -> 29 Jul 2006 Show/hide