Karl Ottfalk
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| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:43.55 (2024) 3000m: 7:58.05 (2024) 5000m: 13:57.13 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karl Ottfalk (born 3 January 2006) is a Swedish long distance and cross country runner. In 2024, he became national senior champion over 5000 metres.[1]
Career
He won gold in the 3000 metres at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Slovakia.[2]
In 2023, he won the men's junior race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships.[3] He finished fourth in the men's U20 race at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels at the age of 17 years-old.[4]
In June 2024, he became Swedish senior national champion over 5000 metres.[5] In August 2024, he finished sixth at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, in the Men's 3000 metres.[6] He finished ninth in the 5000 metres at the same Championships.[7][8]
Ottfalk placed fifth in the U20 race at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Antalya, Turkey in December 2024.[9][10]
At the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, he won the silver medal over 5000 metres in August 2025.[11] He later also won a second medal at the same championships, winning the bronze medal in the 3000 metres in a time of 8:46.43.[12]
Ottfalk won the men's U20 race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships in Kastrup, Denmark, on 9 November 2025, also winning the team title with Sweden.[13] He was selected to represent Sweden at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal.[14]
References
- ^ "Karl Ottfalk". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Medal rain over the Swedes at EYOF". dev-friidrott. July 30, 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Thøgersen defends Nordic U20 cross country title on the road to Brussels". European-Athletics. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Laros and reigning champion FitzGerald the U20 favourites in Antalya". European Athletics. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ Silvander, Olof (30 Jun 2024). "Screams and records at the SM". Runnersworld.se. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Karl Ottfalk WC sixth in 3000 meters". friidrott. August 30, 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "5000 METRES MEN". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Ottfalk nia i finalen på 5000 meter – bästa europé". Friidrottsförbundet. 28 Aug 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "U20 favourites FitzGerald and Laros live up to expectations". European Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Fjeld Halvorsen, Ingebrigtsen, Ottfalk, Nygård Vie head entries for Nordic Cross Country Championships". European Athletics. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 10 Nov 2025.
- ^ "Renders fends off pack to win 5000m gold for Belgium". European Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Norwegian and British distance doubles on dramatic night". European Athletics. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (9 Nov 2025). "Fjeld Halvorsen graduates to senior gold at Nordic Cross Country Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (9 Dec 2025). "Lagoa 2025 men's U20 preview - Will Moe Berg's sprint be crucial in wide open race?". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.