Casper Stornes

Casper Stornes is a Norwegian triathlete competing in the ITU World Triathlon Series, ITU Triathlon World Cup, Super League Triathlon series and Ironman 70.3 distances.

Casper Stornes
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born6 February 1997 (1997-02-06) (age 23)
Askøy, Norway
Sport
SportTriathlon
Coached byArild Tveiten[1]
Medal record
Representing  Norway
ITU World Triathlon Series - Overall
ITU World Triathlon Series
2018 Bermuda Elite
2019 Tokyo Elite
Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship
2019 BahrainElite
2018 BahrainElite
NOR Triathlon National Championships
2016 Nor Triathlon ChampionshipsElite
2015 Nor Triathlon ChampionshipsElite
2014 Nor Triathlon ChampionshipsElite

He scored his first victory at ITU WTS Bermuda,[2] taking the win ahead of his compatriots Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden. In doing so the three team-mates and training partners achieved the first ever 1-2-3 for a nation's athletes within the ITU WTS.[3]

2020 season

Due to the events of the COVID-19 outbreak the 2020 ITU World Triathlon Series was put on hold with no races being contested at the time of writing (1 July).

2019 season

Stornes achieved a third place (bronze medal) finish at the 70.3 Ironman Middle East Championships for the second year running. This year he was beaten by Dane Daniel Bakkegard in silver, and his compatriot Kristian Blummenfelt in gold who went on to set a new Ironman 70.3 world record.[4]

Stornes finished the 2019 season in 32nd place in the ITU WTS standings.[5]

2018 season

Stornes achieved a third place (bronze medal) finish at the 70.3 Ironman Middle East Championships, with his compatriots Gustav Iden and Kristian Blummenfelt finishing ahead of him in silver and gold respectively.[6]

Stornes finished the 2018 season in 16th place in the ITU WTS standings.[7]

2017 season

Stornes finished the 2017 season in 87th place in the ITU WTS standings.[8]

References
  1. https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts223/
  2. "ITU WTS Bermuda 2018 results". triathlon.org. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. "Triathlete.com article on ITU WTS Bermuda 2018". triathlete.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. "IM 70.3 Bahrain 2019 Results". Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. "2019 WTS ITU Standings". Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. "IM 70.3 Bahrain 2018 Results". Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. "2018 ITU WTS Standings". Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. "2017 ITU WTS Standings". Retrieved 1 July 2020.


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