Norwegian steeplechase runner
Jim Svenøy (born 22 April 1972, in Fræna Municipality) is a retired Norwegian athlete who specialized in the 3000 metre steeplechase.
Svenøy was an NCAA champion runner for the UTEP Miners track and field team, winning the steeplechase at the 1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and 1995 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1]
Competition record
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing  Norway
|
| 1990
|
World Junior Championships
|
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
|
18th (h)
|
3000 m s'chase
|
9:07.46
|
| 1991
|
European Junior Championships
|
Thessaloniki, Greece
|
3rd
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:50.02
|
| 1993
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
19th (h)
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:29.34
|
| 1994
|
European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
7th
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:28.12
|
| 1995
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
20th (sf)
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:40.53
|
| 1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
8th
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:23.39
|
| 1997
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
7th
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:14.80 (NR)
|
| 1998
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Valencia, Spain
|
13th (h)
|
3000 m
|
8:03.00
|
| European Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
3rd
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:18.97
|
| 1999
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
19th (h)
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:23.05
|
| 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
9th
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:27.20
|
| 2001
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
18th (h)
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:35.71
|
| 2002
|
European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
17th (h)
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:38.85
|
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