Simen Guttormsen has already had a phenomenal year in 2024, but his best accomplishment yet came on Wednesday.
Guttormsen qualified for the Norwegian Olympic team in the men’s pole vault, meaning he will compete in Paris this summer at the world’s largest sporting event.
The European star spent the past four seasons with Princeton before transferring to Durham, and he took the ACC by storm as a graduate student. He took home the gold at the ACC Outdoor Championships in men’s pole vault, setting a program record in the process at 5.65 meters.
He finished third in the same event at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships last month, the highest finish in school history, en route to earning First Team All-American honors.
He and fellow Blue Devil Gemma Tutton made history at the conference’s outdoor championships as Duke took home gold in the men’s and women’s pole vault in the same year for the first time ever.
SIMEN TO THE BIGGEST STAGE 🤩🏟️🇳🇴
Simen Guttormsen has QUALIFIED for the 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS in the men’s pole vault!🔥 Pole vault pro turned OLYMPIAN 🤩🎊#LetsGoDuke x #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/e0YJynGsn5
— Duke Track & Field and Cross Country (@DukeTFXC) July 3, 2024