Mathias Hove Johansen (born 27 September 1998) is a Norwegian sprinter. He represents IL Skjalg, and was the 200 metres

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winner in 2019 and 2020. He became the Nordic champion in the 200 metres indoors in 2019, and won the 200 metres at the

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in 2018.

Career

;2013 Johansen finished 3rd in the 400 metres at the 2013 Veidekkelekene, and 4th in the 100 and 200 metres. At the 2013 Framolekene, he won silver in the 100 and 200 metres, and bronze in the 60 metres. In September, he participated in the , where he won bronze in the 200 metres in the U16 class. In the long jump, he finished 6th, and he came 4th in the 100 metres final. ;2014 Outdoors, he participated in the Världsungdomsspelen, winning bronze in the 200 metres in the G16 class. He finished 8th in the long jump, and 4th in the 100 metres. He also competed in the , one and a half months before turning 16. In the 100 metres, he was eliminated in the preliminary heats, with a time of 11.60, and in the 200 metres, he was eliminated in the semifinals, running 23.35. In September, he participated in the , where he finished 3rd in the 100 metres and 5th in the 200 metres. His fastest outdoor sprints that season were 11.43 in the 100 metres and 23.11 in the 200 metres. ;2015 He won silver in the 100 metres at the Baerum Tyrvinglekene. At the 2015 Världsungdomsspelen, he finished 3rd in the 100 metres, and 4th in the 200 metres. In July, he represented Norway at the 2015 World U18 Championships in Athletics in

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. There, he ran 22.05 in the preliminary heats in the 200 metres but did not advance to the finals. At the , he finished 5th in the 100 metres, with a time of 10.99, but was eliminated in the semifinals in the 200 metres. At the two weeks later, he finished 6th in the 100 metres and 5th in the 200 metres in the MJ19 class with a new personal record of 22.00. He won both the 100 and 200 metres at the . There, he set a personal record in the 100 metres with 10.94 seconds. ;2016 At the 2016 Norwegian Indoor U18 Championships, he won the 60 metres in 7.06 and the 200 metres in 22.05. Both of these times were indoor personal bests. He participated in the 2016

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in March. In the 200 metres, he won his preliminary heat, with a time of 22.62, but did not qualify for the final. In the 60 metres, he was eliminated in the semifinals, running 7.09. In the outdoor season, he participated in the National Events at the 2016

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, finishing 2nd in the 200 metres. He improved his times to 10.62 in the 100 metres at the Veidekkelekene, and to 21.34 in the 200 metres at Tyrvinglekene in June. He won bronze in both the 100 and 200 metres at the 2016 Världsungdomsspelen, where he also qualified for the

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after running 21.31. At the World U20 Championships, held in

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, he posted a 0.3-second personal best in the 200 m of 21.00, despite a 1.2 m/s headwind. In the semifinals, he finished 4th in his heat, and did not advance to the final. At the 2016

, he only participated in the 200 metres, and finished 4th in the final. At the , he won both the 100 and 200 metres. He was selected to represent Norway at the in

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, where he won silver in the 200 metres and bronze in the 100 metres. He won the 100 metres at the 2016 Norwegian U18 Athletics Championships in Sandnes. ;2017 During the , he won a bronze medal in the 60 metres, setting a personal record of 6.89 seconds in the final. At the , he won the 60 and 200 metres, setting a personal record of 21.42 seconds in the 200 metres final. He participated in the , where he placed sixth in the 4 × 100 metres relay representing IL Skjalg. Norway competed in the First League (second-best division) at the

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, and Hove Johansen participated in the 4 × 100 metres relay, finishing third. Norway placed sixth overall in the team competition, maintaining their position in the First League. Johansen was selected to participate in the , winning silver in the 100 and 200 metres behind

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. He was also a member of the winning 4 × 100 metres relay team. Hove Johansen won two silver medals at the 2017

, in both the 100 and 200 metres, losing only to

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in both events. He improved his personal record in the 100 metres to 10.54 seconds in the final. At the , he won the 100 and 200 metres. At the , he won the 100 and 200 metres and was runner-up in the long jump with a new personal best of 6.71 metres. ;2018 In the 2018

, Johansen won the 200 metres in a new personal best of 21.31 seconds, and placed fourth in the 60 metres. He competed in the 2018

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, finishing 7th in the 200 metres. At the , Johansen contributed to IL Skjalg's 4 × 100 m victory in the men's and mixed categories. He won the National 200 metres at the 2018

. He won silver in the 200 metres at the 2018 Världsungdomsspelen, behind Henrik Larsson. In August, he participated in the 2018 Nordic-Baltic U23 Athletics Championships, winning gold in the 200 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay. He won two silver medals at the 2018 Norwegian Athletics Championships, losing only to

in the 100 and 200 metres. That result was repeated at the , where Quarcoo won the 100 and 200 metres ahead of Johansen. ;2019 Johansen finished second in the 200 metres at the 2019 Karsten Warholm International. He did not reach the final in the 60 metres at the 2019

, but was selected to participate in the

, where he won the 200 metres in a personal best of 21.27 seconds. At the , Johansen's IL Skjalg team swept the men's 4 × 100 m, men's 4 × 400 m, and mixed 4 × 100 m titles. He won the 200 metres in the national division at the

, and at the

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, he finished eighth in the 200 metres but was eliminated in the preliminary heats of the 100 metres. In August, he won the 200 metres at the

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, and he won silver in the 100 metres behind Salum Ageze Kashafali. He won the 100 and 200 metres at the 2019 Norwegian U23 Championships. Norway competed in the First Division again at the

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, and Johansen finished seventh in the 200 metres, earning five points in the team competition. He also participated in Norway's 4 × 100 metres relay team, which finished 11th. Norway finished third place in the First Division, maintaining their league position. ;2020 Johansen won the 200 metres at the 2020

, and finished second in the 60 metres. He later set a personal best in the 60 metres with a time of 6.86 seconds. At the 2020

he won the 200 metres and finished eighth in the 60 metres. He also won the 200 metres at the 2020 Karsten Warholm International. At the 2020

(also called the ''Impossible Games''), Johansen finished second behind Salum Ageze Kashafali. On 1 August, he set a personal record in the 100 metres at the Kuortane Games in Finland, with a time of 10.43 seconds. He won the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2020 U23 Norwegian Athletics Championships, and he took gold in the 200 metres and silver in the 100 metres at the 2020 Norwegian Athletics Championships. ;2021 Hove Johansen participated in the

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, but was eliminated in the preliminary heats of the 60 metres. Outdoors, he broke the 21-second barrier for the first time in June 2021, running 20.98 at the Night of Highlights, and he improved his personal best to 20.86 the next day in Lillehammer. He won two silver medals at the , where IL Skjalg finished second in both the men's and mixed 4 × 100 m relays. He represented Norway in two events at the

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, where Norway participated in the First League again. In the 200 metres, he finished in fourth place, and in the 4 × 100 metres relay, Norway finished in fifth place.European Athletics Team Championships 2021 First League - 4 x 100m Relay Men
accessed 20 June 2021.

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