Casper Stornes (born 6 February 1997) is a Norwegian
triathlete
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competing in the
ITU World Triathlon Series
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,
ITU Triathlon World Cup
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,
Super League Triathlon
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series and
Ironman 70.3
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distances.
He scored his first victory at
ITU WTS Bermuda, taking the win ahead of his compatriots
Kristian Blummenfelt
Kristian Blummenfelt (born 14 February 1994) is a Norwegian Triathlon, triathlete, Olympic and world champion, competing at short course (sprint and standard distance), 70.3 (half-Ironman) and 140.6 (Ironman) distances. He won the gold medal in ...
and
Gustav Iden
Gustav Iden (born 1 May 1996) is a professional Norwegian triathlete. He is a 2022 Ironman World champion and he is a two-time winner of the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, winning in 2019 and 2021. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan ...
. In doing so the three team-mates and training partners achieved the first ever 1-2-3 for a nation's athletes within the
ITU WTS.
2020 season
Due to the events of the
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
outbreak the 2020 ITU
World Triathlon Series
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was put on hold with no races being contested at the time of writing (1 July).
2019 season
Stornes achieved a third place (bronze medal) finish at the 70.3 Ironman Middle East Championships for the second year running. This year he was beaten by
Dane Daniel Bakkegard in silver, and his compatriot
Kristian Blummenfelt
Kristian Blummenfelt (born 14 February 1994) is a Norwegian Triathlon, triathlete, Olympic and world champion, competing at short course (sprint and standard distance), 70.3 (half-Ironman) and 140.6 (Ironman) distances. He won the gold medal in ...
in gold who went on to set a new
Ironman 70.3
An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles (113.0 km) covered in the race, consisting ...
world record.
Stornes finished the 2019 season in 32nd place in the
ITU WTS standings.
2018 season
Stornes achieved a third place (bronze medal) finish at the 70.3 Ironman Middle East Championships, with his compatriots
Gustav Iden
Gustav Iden (born 1 May 1996) is a professional Norwegian triathlete. He is a 2022 Ironman World champion and he is a two-time winner of the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, winning in 2019 and 2021. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan ...
and
Kristian Blummenfelt
Kristian Blummenfelt (born 14 February 1994) is a Norwegian Triathlon, triathlete, Olympic and world champion, competing at short course (sprint and standard distance), 70.3 (half-Ironman) and 140.6 (Ironman) distances. He won the gold medal in ...
finishing ahead of him in silver and gold respectively.
Stornes finished the 2018 season in 16th place in the
ITU WTS standings.
2017 season
Stornes finished the 2017 season in 87th place in the
ITU WTS standings.
2016 season
2015 season
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1997 births
Living people
Norwegian male triathletes
Norwegian male long-distance runners
Olympic triathletes for Norway
Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
European Games gold medalists for Norway
European Games medalists in triathlon
Triathletes at the 2023 European Games
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