Ferdinand Kvan Edman
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Nationality | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 12 February 1993 (31 years, 317 days old)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Drammen, Norway[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Drammen VGS[2] University of California, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Mile run 3000 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | UCLA Bruins[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Eirik Førde[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 15 December 2023 |
Ferdinand Kvan Edman (born 12 February 1993) is a Norwegian middle-distance runner specializing in the 1500 metres. He is a five-time Norwegian Athletics Championships runner-up, four of those times losing only to Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
Biography
[edit]Edman first gained international experience at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin, where he finished 82nd in the U20 race with a time of 20:47 as part of the bronze medal-winning Norwegian team. The following year, he achieved a 27th-place finish in the U20 race at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships in Albufeira with a time of 18:50, and in 2011, he was eliminated in the first round of the 2011 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in the 1500 metres with a time of 3:53.13. In December, he placed 28th in the U20 race at the 2011 European Cross Country Championships in Velenje with a time of 18:36.[1]
The following year, Edman competed at the 2010 World U20 Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, though he did not advance past the preliminary round in the 1500 metres with a time of 3:50.95. At the 2012 European Cross Country Championships in Szentendre, he finished fourth in the U20 race with a time of 18:59. That same year, he moved to the United States and competed on the UCLA Bruins track and field team.[2]
At the 2017 European Cross Country Championships in Šamorín, he finished 52nd in the individual race with a time of 31:43. At the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, he was eliminated in the first round of the 1500 meters with a time of 3:50.26. In 2019, he did not qualify for the final at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow with a time of 3:51.43, and in 2021, he won the 1500 meters at the 2021 Kuortane Games with a time of 3:38.36. In 2022, he was eliminated in the 1500 m preliminary rounds of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene with a time of 3:39.92, and subsequently finished eighth at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in München with a time of 3:37.27. The following year, he did not qualify for the final at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul with a time of 3:44.44.[1]
Edman became a full-time professional in 2022 and he is coached by Eirik Førde.[3]
Statistics
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date |
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Mile run | 3:53.42 | 8th | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 1 July 2021 |
3000 metres | 7:36.32 | 5th | Hanžeković Memorial | Zagreb, Croatia | 10 September 2023 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ferdinand Kvan Edman at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b c d e f "Ferdinand Edman - Track & Field". UCLA Bruins.
- ^ a b "Bli kjent med Ferdinand Kvan Edman". Friidrett (in Norwegian).