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Guttormsenย cleared 5.50m (18-0.5) on his first attempt in the finals of theย European Athletics U23 Championships.ย
Guttormsen Earns Fourth Place at European Athletics U23 Championships
July 18, 2019 | Track & Field
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GÄVLE, Sweden โ Pole vault sensation Sondre Guttormsen finished the European Athletics U23 Championships in fourth place, as he represented the country of Norway and the Bruin track & field program.
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Guttormsen, who tied for eighth in the qualifying round, cleared 5.50m (18-0.5) on his first attempt in the finals. He passed his final attempt at 5.60m before coming up just short at 5.65m. A total of 12 competitors competed in the finals.
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It was an explosive freshman campaign for Guttormsen, who is UCLA's indoor record holder at 5.73m (18-9.5) and is tied for fourth outdoors at 5.60m (18-4.5). He was the Pac-12 outdoor champion and finished the 2019 outdoor season as a Second Team All-American when he notched ninth place at the NCAA Championships.
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The 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships were highlighted by five championship records across the four days of competition at the Gunder Hagg Stadium. A total of 1,105 athletes representing 49 Member Federations โ along with 14 Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) โ entered.
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GÄVLE, Sweden โ Pole vault sensation Sondre Guttormsen finished the European Athletics U23 Championships in fourth place, as he represented the country of Norway and the Bruin track & field program.
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Guttormsen, who tied for eighth in the qualifying round, cleared 5.50m (18-0.5) on his first attempt in the finals. He passed his final attempt at 5.60m before coming up just short at 5.65m. A total of 12 competitors competed in the finals.
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It was an explosive freshman campaign for Guttormsen, who is UCLA's indoor record holder at 5.73m (18-9.5) and is tied for fourth outdoors at 5.60m (18-4.5). He was the Pac-12 outdoor champion and finished the 2019 outdoor season as a Second Team All-American when he notched ninth place at the NCAA Championships.
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The 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships were highlighted by five championship records across the four days of competition at the Gunder Hagg Stadium. A total of 1,105 athletes representing 49 Member Federations โ along with 14 Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) โ entered.
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