GUTTORMSEN Sondre

Norway

Athletics

Date of Birth: 1 Jun 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Place of birth: DAVIS, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Pole Vault

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A	Men's Pole Vault Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (5.30)

European Championships

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2018	Berlin, GER	6th (5.75)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Pole Vault
2021	1 x 6th
2019	1 x 7th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
6	2021	Pole Vault	Oslo, NOR	5.51
7	2019	Pole Vault	Oslo, NOR	5.61

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2018	Pole Vault	World Challenge	Zagreb, CRO	5.56

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	110m Hurdles	Pole Vault
2018	Tampere, FIN	Heats (14.13)	6th (5.40)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Hobbies:

Surfing, travelling, scuba diving, hiking. (stavhopp.no, 09 Jun 2020)

Occupation:

Student

Education:

Psychology - University of California, Los Angeles, United States of America

Languages spoken:

English, Norwegian

Club name:

Princeton University [USA] / SK Vidar [NOR]

Coach:

Atle Guttormsen [personal, father], NOR

Sporting relatives:

His brother Simen competed in the pole vault at the 2019 European Junior Championships in Boras, Sweden, and has also competed for Princeton University in the United States of America. His father Atle Guttormsen serves as his and Simen's coach. (stavhopp.no, 09 Jun 2020; uclabruins.com, 01 Jan 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 25 Aug 2020)

Injuries:

While competing at the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States of America, he redshirted the 2020 collegiate indoor season due to injury. He returned to competition in June 2020 at an invitational event in Norway. (ApexVaulting YouTube channel, 25 Apr 2020; stavhopp.no, 09 Jun 2020; Instagram profile, 17 Jan 2020, 03 Jun 2020)

A stress reaction in his lower back sidelined him for 12 weeks during his first year at the University of California, Los Angeles. (ApexVaulting YouTube channel, 25 Apr 2020; Instagram profile, 05 Apr 2019)

Start:

He took up the sport at age seven. (ApexVaulting YouTube channel, 25 Apr 2020)

Reason:

His father was involved in athletics, so he grew up around the sport and tried various disciplines. He found he was best at the pole vault, so decided to focus on it. (ApexVaulting YouTube channel, 25 Apr 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to pole vault six metres. (dailynews.com, 04 Apr 2020; ApexVaulting YouTube channel, 25 Apr 2020)

Training:

Each week he has nine training sessions, with one day off. (ApexVaulting YouTube channel, 25 Apr 2020)

Hero:

French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, Ukrainian pole vaulter Sergey Bubka, British artistic gymnast Nile Wilson. (dailynews.com, 04 Apr 2020; uclabruins.com, 01 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
HERITAGE
He was born in Davis, CA, United States of America, while his father was studying a PhD at the University of California, Davis. His family then moved back to Ski, Norway, when he was a young child and he grew up in Norway. He holds dual citizenship for Norway and the United States of America. "Despite living in Norway for almost my entire life, I have always felt a strong connection to the United States." (ApexVaulting YouTube channel, 25 Apr 2020; davisenterprise.com, 21 Nov 2017)

STUDYING OVERSEAS
He began studying at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2018, and transferred to Princeton University in the United States of America in May 2020. "Though my experience at UCLA has been fantastic, after learning more about Princeton I have come to realise how incredible an opportunity it would be to spend my final two years of my undergraduate career there. I believe that Princeton will not only let me continue pursuing my goal of winning an Olympic medal, but help me in the process." (stavhopp.no, 09 Jun 2020; ApexVaulting YouTube channel, 25 Apr 2020; goprincetontigers.com, 22 May 2020; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/sondregut
Facebook Team: https://www.facebook.com/stavhopp.no
https://instagram.com/sondre_pv
Team Instagram: https://instagram.com/stavhopp.no
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sondre-guttormsen-803b8619b
https://twitter.com/sondre_pv
Team Website: https://stavhopp.no
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVOPLZvdN1wSG0whMjJ6mXA

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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