Sondre Nordstad Moen in 2015
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33) Trondheim, Norway |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) [1] |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
| Club | Strindheim IL SK Vidar IL ROS |
| Coached by | Kristian Ulriksen |
Sondre Nordstad Moen (born 12 January 1991) is a Norwegian long-distance runner.[2] He set a European record in marathon in 2017 when winning the Fukuoka Marathon, a record he held for ten months. He has also held European records in 25,000 metres, and in one hour run.
Nordstad Moen was born in Trondheim on 12 January 1991.[3]
Moen qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiro, where he finished 19th in the marathon with a time of 2:14:17.[4]
After the Olympic Games in Rio, he asked the Italian Coach Renato Canova to follow his training, and the collaboration produced big improvement: European Marathon Record in Fukuoka (2:05:48 in 2017), Nordic Records in 10000m (27:24.79 in Kristiansand in 2019) and in Half Marathon (59:47 in 2017).
His achievements include victory at the Nordic Cross Country Championships in 2010, and a gold medal in 10,000 metres at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships. Moen holds multiple Norwegian records, including the 10,000 metres, half marathon and the marathon.[5]
On 2 December 2017, Moen won the Fukuoka Marathon in a time of 2:05:48. He was the first European ever to complete a marathon in less than 2:06. In 2018, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[6] He did not finish his race.[6] As of October 2021, he is the fourth fastest European ever over the distance behind Kaan Kigen Özbilen, Bashir Abdi and Mo Farah[7]
During the Impossible Games at Bislett in June 2020, Moen set a European record on 25,000 metre with time 1:12:46.5.[3]
In August 2020 he set a European record in one hour run, running 21,131, and beating Jos Hermens' 44 years old record. He held this European record only for one month, when Mo Farah set a new world record in September the same year with 21,330 meter.[3]
