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Perhaps lost in the cacophony around New Zealand 16-year-old Sam Ruthe’s record-breaking mile performance in Boston last week, Norway’s 19-year-old Håkon Moe Berg delivered his own indoor performance of note at the BAUHAUS-galan Indoor. He ran unchallenged to victory in the 1500 metres, accomplishing an indoor personal best and early-season world lead of 3:34.32.
It is a European U23 record. The former (U20) record was held by Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen at 3:36.02 set in Düsseldorf on February 20, 2019.
The double European U20 champion drafted the pacemaker before surging clear with three laps (600m) remaining to claim the more than five-second win over second-place finisher Mosisa Seyoum of Ethiopia.
Taking third was Arthur Gervais of France. The two ran 3:39.54 and 3:39.76, respectively.
Last August, Berg ran 3:30.28 for a new outdoor personal best.
He is a two-time U20 World Champion from Tampere, Finland, last yea,r taking the 1500m and the 3000m events.
He turns 20 in June.
Results
Men’s 1500m
| Position | Athlete | Birth Year | Nation | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Håkon Moe Berg | 2006 | Norway | 3:34.32 | TR |
| 2 | Mosisa Seyoum | 1999 | Ethiopia | 3:39.54 | PB |
| 3 | Arthur Gervais | 2000 | France | 3:39.76 | SB |
| 4 | Andreas Kramer | 1997 | Djurgårdens IF | 3:39.92 | PB |
| 5 | Anicet Kozar | 2001 | France | 3:40.07 | SB |
| 6 | Craig Engels | 1994 | United States of America | 3:41.79 | — |
| 7 | Kristoffer Sagli | 2002 | Norway | 3:48.91 | SB |
| — | Giuseppe Gravante | 2001 | Italy | DNF | — |
| — | Valentin Soca | 2002 | Uruguay | DNF | — |
| — | Žan Rudolf | 1993 | Slovenia | DNF | — |
