Elea Jørstad Bock
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 4 November 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60 m hurdles: 7.96 (Bergen, 2026) 100 m hurdles: 12.97 (Oslo, 2025) |
Elea Jørstad Bock (born 4 November 2002) is a Norwegian sprint hurdler. She won the 60 metres hurdles at the Norwegian Indoor Athletics Championships in 2025 and 2026.[1]
Career
From Hammerfest,[2] In 2018, as a 15 year-old, Bock set a new Norwegian age-group record for in the 100 metres hurdles as she ran in a time of 12.56 seconds.[3] That year, due in part to a lack of facilities in Finnmark, she moved to Oslo to attend the Norwegian College of Elite Sport, and continue her focus on athletics.[4]
Bock set a personal best for the 100 metres hurdles of 13.89 seconds as a 19 year-old in 2021, competing in Mannheim, Germany.[5] In July of that year, Bock was selected as part of Norway's squad for 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[6][7]
Bock is a member of SK Vidar, and in 2023 was part of a Norwegian national record setting relay team alongside Line Kloster, Laura Tangen and Ingrid Pernille Rismark.[8]
Bock won the 60 metres hurdles at the Norwegian Indoor Athletics Championships in 2025 in Bærum.[9] That year, she won the national 100 metres hurdles race at the 2025 Bislett Games.[10]
Bock was runner-up in the 60m hurdles to Ida Beiter Bomme at the Nordenkampen in Karlstad in 7.99 seconds. The time met the automatic qualifying standard for the upcoming World Indoors. She also ran 7.61 seconds for the 60 metres that weekend.[11][12] Bock set a personal best of 7.95 seconds for the 60m hurdles at the 2026 Norwegian Indoor Athletics Championships in Bergen in 2026. She later won the 60 metres hurdles title, running 8.05 seconds in the final to win ahead of Martine Hjørnevik.[13][14] She was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[15]
References
- ^ "Elea Jørstad Bock". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Elea (17) er tøff mentalt og veldig ærgjerrig". ifinnmark.no. 7 Nov 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Set a new age record – NRK Troms and Finnmark". nrk.no. 27 Aug 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ Turnage, Veronica (5 August 2021). "There are no athletics halls in Northern Norway – Elea (18) had to move to continue her career". Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Elea (19) klarte det på absolutt siste sjanse: – En herlig følelse". ifinnmark.no. 12 Jul 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Norway's squad for the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn". Kondis. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Elea (19) klarte det på absolutt siste sjanse: – En herlig følelse". ifinnmark.no. 12 Jul 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Ble norgesmester i stafett: – Kjenner nervene på en helt annen måte". hammerfestingen.no. 11 Jul 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Norwegian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 Feb 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Finnmarking made its mark at Bislett Games". nrk.no. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Elea met the World Cup requirements". Livecenter.norkon.net. 2 Feb 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ Mills, Steven (1 Feb 2026). "Ogunleye approaches 20 metre-barrier in Nordhausen". European Athletics. Retrieved 2 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Norwegian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Hammerfesting forsvarte NM-gullet i Bergen – NRK Troms og Finnmark". nrk.no. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "The Norwegian squad for the World Indoor Championships". Friidrett.no. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.