Magnus Øyen
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| Born | 26 April 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle-distance running, Long-distance running, Cross Country running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:41.29 (Trondheim, 2025) 3000m: 7:55.54 (Trondheim, 2025) 5000m: 13:54.56 (Oslo, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Magnus Øyen (born 26 April 2007) is a Norwegian middle-, long-distance and cross country runner.[1]
Career
A member of Rindal IL Athletics,[2] Øyen was selected to run the 3000 metres at the 2023 European Summer Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, winning the silver medal behind Aldin Catovic of Serbia.[3][4]
In June 2024, Øyen, was the youngest man in the field as he ran to seventh place in a time of 3.49.09 in the 1500 metres at the Norwegian Athletics Championships.[5] In August 2024, he was runner-up to Håkon Moe Berg at the Norwegian under-20 championships over 1500 metres.[6] He also had a top-ten finish in the 5000 metres at the championships, breaking the 14 minute-barrier for the first time with a time of 13:59.40.[7] In August, he lowered his personal best for the 1500 metres to 3:43.60.[8]
Øyen placed fourth in the under-20 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, winning the gold medal in the team event alongside Andreas Fjeld Halvorsen and Kristian Bråthen.[9] In April 2025, Øyen competed in the senior men's race at the Norwegian National Cross Country Championships over 3 km, held in Bjerkebanen, Oslo, where he ran here to third place overall.[10]
Øyen won the bronze medal over 5000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, finishing behind Willem Renders of Belgium and Sweden's Karl Ottfalk in August 2025.[11][12] He was selected to represent Norway at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal, placing fifth overall in the men’s under-20 race.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Magnus Øyen". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "Magnus Øyen takes new steps - tops the statistics". Kondis. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Magnus Øyen selected for European adventure". TrollheimSports. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Narrow sprint loss in the Youth Olympics: - I'll think about this during every training session". Aftenbladet.no. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Powerful final race by Magnus Øyen". Trollheim Sports. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Gold medalist Håkon Moe Berg thanked his competitor". Kondis.no. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (13 Jul 2024). "Exciting men's sprint and middle distances prospects on show Banska Bystrica". European Athletics. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
- ^ "New strong personal records for Magnus Øyen and Sebastian Børset". trollheimsports. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
- ^ "U20 favourites FitzGerald and Laros live up to expectations". European Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Romundstad, Bård Inge (7 April 2025). "Bronze to Magnus Øyen". Trollheim Sports. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Renders fends off pack to win 5000m gold for Belgium". European Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "Magnus Øyen won the bronze medal in the 5000 meters at the U20 European Championships". Kondis. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (9 Dec 2025). "Lagoa 2025 men's U20 preview - Will Moe Berg's sprint be crucial in wide open race?". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
- ^ "31st SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.