Mauritz Kåshagen

Mauritz Kåshagen (born 15 February 1989) is a Norwegian sprinter and a four-time national champion in the 400 metres indoors.[3] His time of 46.88 seconds in January 2016 was briefly the national indoor record before Karsten Warholm broke it later that year.[1][2]

Mauritz Kåshagen
Kåshagen at the 2022 Norwegian Athletics Championships
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1989-02-15) 15 February 1989[1]
Home townRingsaker, Norway
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (180 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres, 4 × 400 metres relay
ClubMoelven IL[1]
Coached byEystein Enoksen[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Biography

Kåshagen was raised in Ringsaker and began competing at the national level in 2008, when he got silver medals at the indoor and outdoor Norwegian Athletics Championships in the 400 metres. That same year he competed in the World Junior Championships 400 m, where he advanced to the semifinals but did not make the final.[1]

In 2016, Kåshagen set personal bests in the indoor 200 metres and 400 metres of 21.36 seconds and 46.88 seconds respectively, times which are also better than his outdoor personal bests in those events. His 400 metres time stood as the Norwegian indoor national record until Olympic gold medalist Karsten Warholm broke it later in the season.[1]

Kåshagen competed in the 2017 Diamond League season, finishing 8th in the Oslo Diamond League, In 2018, Kåshagen cited Henrik Ingebrigtsen and Filip Ingebrigtsen as his role models.[2]

Statistics

Personal bests
EventMarkCompetitionVenueDate
400 metres (indoors)46.88 NRBærum, Norway30 January 2016
200 metres (indoors)21.36TyrvinglekeneBærum, Norway7 February 2016

References
  1. Mauritz Kåshagen at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. "Sikter mot EM". www.friidrett.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. "400 meter innendørs/indoors". www.friidrett.no. Retrieved 18 October 2023.


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