# Narve Gilje Nordås

Narve Gilje Nordås (born 30 September 1998) is a Norwegian athlete competing in middle-distance and long-distance events. He is a World Championships (2023) bronze medalist and two-time Olympian, having competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

## Personal life

Born in Klepp on 30 September 1998, Nordås represents the club Sandnes IL, and is coached by Gjert Ingebrigtsen.

## Career

Nordås won the gold medal in the men's 5000 metres and a silver medal in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2020 Norwegian Athletics Championships. He placed fifth in the 3000 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
In 2021, Nordås was selected to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and competed in men's 5000 metres event. In September of that year, he became Norwegian champion in the men's 5000 metres for a second time.
On 15 July 2023, Nordås set a new personal record in the 5000 metres distance during an event in Heusden, improving his personal best with more than ten seconds to 13:05.38, and thereby qualifying for the distance at the World Championships in Budapest. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, finishing behind Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen. On 2 June 2024, Nordås won the men's 3000 metres event at the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League. Nordås competed in the men's 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, placing seventh and seventeenth respectively.
In October 2024 he won his fourth victory in the road race Hytteplanmila [no], which also earned him a national title.

## Personal bests

Outdoor
* 1500 metres – 3:29.47 (Oslo 2023)
* Mile – 3:56.62 (Bergen 2020)
* 3000 metres – 7:41.31 (Lahti 2021)
* 5000 metres – 13:05.38 (Heusden 2023)
* 10,000 metres – 28:04.42 (Oslo 2022)
Indoor
* 1500 metres – 3:41.81 (Karlstad 2023)
* 3000 metres – 7:50.21 (Toruń 2021)

## Competition record
### International competitions

Representing  Norway :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2017 | European Athletics U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 5th | 10,000 m | 31:36.30 |
| 2017 | European Athletics U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 10th | 5000m | 15:16.29 |
| 2019 | European Athletics U20 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 6th | 10,000 m | 28:59.04 |
| 2019 | European U23 Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 19th | 8 km | 25:15 |
| 2021 | European Athletics Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 5th | 3,000 m | 7:50.21 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 12th (sf) | 5000 m | 13:41.82 |
| 2021 | European Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 25th | 10 km | 31:30 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 24th (sf) | 5000 m | 13:37.14 |
| 2022 | European Athletics Championships | Munich, Germany | 17th | 5000 m | 13:39.12 |
| 2022 | European Cross Country Championships | Venaria Reale, Italy | 21st | 10 km | 30:40 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:29.68 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 5000 m | 13:28.73 |
| 2024 | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | 1500 m | 3:37.03 |
| 2024 | European Athletics Championships | Rome, Italy | 11th | 5000 m | 13:26.91 |
| 2024 | European Athletics Championships | Rome, Italy | 26th | 1500 m | 3:46.15 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 7th | 1500 m | 3:30.46 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 17th | 5000 m | 13:31.34 |