Karsten Warholm
NorwayActive- Born
- Feb 28, 1996 (30 years old)
- Birthplace
- Ulsteinvik, Norway
- Events
- 400 m hurdles · 300 Metres Hurdles
- Height
- 1.87 m
- Weight
- 78 kg
- Club
- Dimna IL
Karsten Warholm, born on 28 February 1996 in Ulsteinvik, Norway, is a Norwegian sprinter and hurdler who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the world record holder in the event, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion, and a silver medallist at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Warholm is a three-time World Championships gold medallist (2017, 2019, and 2023) and has won European titles in 2018, 2022, and 2024. Warholm is the first athlete ever to win three 400 m hurdles events at the World Championships and is a three-time Diamond League champion in the event.
In 2021, he was voted World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year. That same year, he broke the 29-year-old world record in the 400 m hurdles and then shattered his own mark at the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 45.94 seconds, improving his record by over three-quarters of a second.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 400 m hurdles 45.94 (#1 all-time), 300 Metres Hurdles 32.67, 2026 season best 46.52 (Aug 22, 2026, Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN)) · Last competition: Opningstemne Karsten Warholm Stadion, Sep 26, 2026, 45.97 · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver · World Championships: 3 gold · World record (400 m hurdles) · 30 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| World Championships | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 300MetresH | 33.05 | – | May 16, 2026 | Wanda Diamond League |
| 2026 | 400m | 45.97 | – | Sep 26, 2026 | Opningstemne Karsten Warholm Stadion |
| 2026 | 400mH | 46.52 | – | Aug 22, 2026 | Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial |
| 2026 | 4x400Metre | 3:10.19 | – | Jun 24, 2026 | Boysen Memorial - Relays |
| 2025 | 300MetresH | 32.67 | – | Jun 12, 2025 | Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline |
| 2025 | 400mH | 46.28 | – | Aug 16, 2025 | Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów - Diamond Discipline |
| 2024 | 100m | 10.47 | +0.1 | Sep 4, 2024 | Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Promotional Events |
| 2024 | 300MetresH | 33.28 | – | May 22, 2024 | Trond Mohn Games, Fana Stadion, Bergen |