Espen Borge (born 8 September 1961) is a retired Norwegian runner who specialized in

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

and

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually Abbreviation, abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase (athletics), steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 met ...

. He represented IF Hellas and

IK Tjalve Idrettsklubben Tjalve is a Norwegian athletics club from Oslo, founded on 27 December 1890. It is named after Þjálfi in Norse mythology. It is one of the most prominent athletics clubs in Norway, and numerous members have represented Norway in ...

. He finished seventh in 1500 m at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. In addition he competed at the 1987 World Championships and the 1989 World Cross Country Championships without success. He became Norwegian champion in 800 m in 1984 and 1986 and in 1500 m in 1987, 1988 and 1991. In 1985 and 1986, Borge ran collegiately in the US for the

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. It is the Flagship campus, flagship campus of the University of Arkan ...

where he finished 3rd in the 1500 metres at the 1986

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ...

Outdoor Championships, the primary college athletics competition in the US.

Personal bests

800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...

- 1:47.41 min (1984) - fourteenth among Norwegian 800 m runners. *1500 metres - 3:38.74 min (1987) - sixth among Norwegian 1500 m runners, only behind

Henrik Ingebrigtsen Henrik Ingebrigtsen (born 24 February 1991) is a Norwegian middle-distance runner who competes mainly in the 1500 metres. He represented Norway at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. A member of the Ingebrigtsen family, his younger brothers, F ...

, Lars Martin Kaupang,

Vebjørn Rodal Vebjørn Rodal (born 16 September 1972) is a Norwegian former middle distance athlete. He is an Olympic champion and won the gold medal in the 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics with the time 1:42.58. He is also a World Championships ...

Knut Kvalheim Knut Kvalheim (born 14 June 1950) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner. He is the brother of Arne Kvalheim. He finished fourteenth at the 1974 European Championships (5000 m), ninth at the 1976 Summer Olympics (5000 m) and ninth at the ...

and Arne Kvalheim. *3000 m steeplechase - 8:23.11 min (1987) - Norwegian record until June 1995, third among Norwegian 3000 m steeplechasers, only behind

Jim Svenøy Jim Svenøy (born 22 April 1972, in Fræna Municipality) is a retired Norwegian athlete who specialized in the 3000 metre steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually Abbreviation, abbreviated as ) is the most c ...

and

Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen (born 26 January 1982 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian track and field athlete who mainly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually Abbreviation, abbreviated ...

.Norwegian all-time list 3000 metres s'chase

References

* 1961 births Living people Norwegian male long-distance runners Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes Norwegian male steeplechase runners 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub