13 May, 2024

Can Iuel take new steps

Photo: Bildbyrån

On the first of September last year, Amalie Iuel gave birth to her son Storm. On 20 April, she shocked by winning her comeback at 400m hurdles in Nairobi in a time of 54.89 - four hundredths behind the Olympic qualification standard and her fifth best race. She then followed up by contributing to the Norwegian 4x400 meter relay team that qualified for this summer's Olympics in Paris during the WA Relays in the Bahamas. With six of the seven best in the world ranking at the start she will get as much help as possible at Bislett to make the qualification standard.

Provisional starting field for 400 meter hurdles:

Shamier Little from the USA.
Number two in the world ranking.
Personal best: 52.39.
Number two in the WCh 2015 and 2023. Number four in 2022.
Number five in the world of all time.

Russell Clayton from Jamaica.
Number three in the world ranking.
Personal best: 52.81.
Number three in the WCh 2019 and 2023. Number six in 2022.

Janieve Russell from Jamaica.
Number four in the world ranking.
Personal record: 53.08.
Number four in the 2021 Olympics. Number seven in 2016. Number five in the WCh 2015. Number seven in 2023.

Anna Cockrell from the USA.
Number five in the world ranking.
Personal best: 53.34.
Number five in the WCh 2023.

Andrenette Knight from Jamaica.
Number six in the world ranking.
Personal best: 53.26.
Number eight in the WCh 2023.

Ayomide Folorunso from Italy.
Number seven in the world ranking.
Personal best: 53.89.
Number six in WCh 2023. Number four in ECh 2016. Number seven in 2022.

Amalie Iuel from Norway.
Personal best: 54.68.
Number five in ECh 2022. Number six in 2016.