HESSELBJERG Ole

Denmark

Athletics

Date of Birth: 23 Apr 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of residence : COPENHAGEN

Residence Country:

Denmark

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	3000m SC
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Round 1 (8:40.08)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	3000m SC
2017	London, GBR	Heats (8:27.86)

European Championships

Year	Location	3000m SC
2018	Berlin, GER	15th (8:48.48)

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

Year	3000m SC
2021	1 x 6th
2020	1 x 9th
2017	1 x 11th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
6	2021	3000m Steeplechase	Gateshead, GBR	8:34.70
9	2020	3000m Steeplechase	Monaco, MON	8:24.87
11	2017	3000m Steeplechase	Stockholm, SWE	8:39.18

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2021	3000m Steeplechase	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	8:20.42

World Cross Country Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
15	Team Cross Country Long Distance	2019	Aarhus, DEN	336
81	Individual Cross Country Long Distance	2019	Aarhus, DEN	35:04

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

Nickname:

Historiske Hesselbjerg [Danish for 'History Hesselbjerg']. (dr.dk, 01 Aug 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete, Manager

Education:

Physics - Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, USA

Languages spoken:

Danish, English

Club name:

Sparta Atletik [Copenhagen, DEN]

Injuries:

He required surgery on a hernia injury in 2019 because of a hernia which required surgery. He returned to competition in August 2020. (dansk-atletik.dk, 21 May 2021; Dansk Atletik Facebook page, 14 Aug 2020)

In May 2018 he missed some training after injuring a ligament in his ankle. (Instagram profile, 11 Jun 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport.tv2.dk, 09 Jun 2021)

Memorable:

Setting a Danish record in the 3000m steeplechase in June 2021. The previous record had been set by Flemming Jensen in 1987. (sport.tv2.dk, 09 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"The only thing to remember is to keep turning left." (Facebook profile, 14 Nov 2015)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
He works as a scientific manager for Airofit, a Danish company that has developed a breathing trainer for athletes and patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2019 he completed a master's degree in mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Denmark in Kongens Lyngby. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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