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Eriksen, Norway Punch Ticket to 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
5/5/2024 8:56 PM | Track & Field
NASSAU, Bahamas – Josefine Eriksen of the Utah track & field team helped her native country of Norway earn a spot in the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad on Saturday, May 4, before finishing fifth-overall on Sunday in the finals of the World Athletics Relays inside Thomas A. Robinson Track & Field Stadium.
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On Saturday, Eriksen ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay with a 51.77 split before her teammates combined for a then Norwegian national record run of 3:26.89 for second behind the United States. That second-place finish not only advanced Norway to the finals, but was the first time the Norwegians have qualified a relay team to the Olympics since the Games of the VII Olympiad in Antwerp, Belgium, back in 1920.
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Sunday's finals saw Eriksen run an even faster split in her opening leg with a mark of 51.69 while Norway finished fifth-overall after narrowly besting their previous national record by .01 (3:26.88).
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Prelims at the Summer Olympics in Paris will begin on Friday, Aug. 9, at 2:40 a.m. (MDT) / 10:40 a.m. (CEST / GMT +2). Should the Norwegians advance to the finals, they'll take to the track inside Stade de France at 1:22 p.m. (MDT) / 21:22 p.m. (CEST / GMT +2).
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Opening ceremonies for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games is slated to begin on Friday, July 26. For a complete schedule of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, click here.
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For the latest news and information on the Utah track & field program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram.
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On Saturday, Eriksen ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay with a 51.77 split before her teammates combined for a then Norwegian national record run of 3:26.89 for second behind the United States. That second-place finish not only advanced Norway to the finals, but was the first time the Norwegians have qualified a relay team to the Olympics since the Games of the VII Olympiad in Antwerp, Belgium, back in 1920.
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Sunday's finals saw Eriksen run an even faster split in her opening leg with a mark of 51.69 while Norway finished fifth-overall after narrowly besting their previous national record by .01 (3:26.88).
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Prelims at the Summer Olympics in Paris will begin on Friday, Aug. 9, at 2:40 a.m. (MDT) / 10:40 a.m. (CEST / GMT +2). Should the Norwegians advance to the finals, they'll take to the track inside Stade de France at 1:22 p.m. (MDT) / 21:22 p.m. (CEST / GMT +2).
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Opening ceremonies for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games is slated to begin on Friday, July 26. For a complete schedule of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, click here.
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For the latest news and information on the Utah track & field program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram.
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