Andreas Almgren
Sweden
Personal Bests
10 Kilometres Road
26:53
1/12/2025
3000 Metres
BAUHAUS-Galan
7:34.28
6/2/2024
5000 Metres
Bislett Games
12:50.94
5/30/2024
10,000 Metres
26:52.87
3/16/2024
Half Marathon
59:23
2/11/2024
Sweden
10 Kilometres Road
26:53
1/12/2025
3000 Metres
BAUHAUS-Galan
7:34.28
6/2/2024
5000 Metres
Bislett Games
12:50.94
5/30/2024
10,000 Metres
26:52.87
3/16/2024
Half Marathon
59:23
2/11/2024
Grant Fisher won the Paris Diamond League 5000m in 12:54.80, edging Jacob Krop and Andreas Almgren in a stacked field where ten athletes broke 13 minutes. It was his first Diamond League victory. Sitting fourth with 140 meters to go — not the position you'd typically expect from a runner whose reputation has tilted toward strength rather than kick — Fisher swung wide off the final turn and outsprinted Krop to the line. His closing splits tell the story: last lap in 54.4, last 200 in 26.3, last 100 in 12.7. The win was also the fifth Diamond League victory by an American men's mid-distance runner in 2026 — the most ever in a single year, with seven Diamond League meets still remaining. In this video, we get into what this race actually says about where Grant Fisher is right now. The "is he back" framing assumes he ever really left. We also get into the bigger picture: where Fisher fits in the 2028 Olympic picture. Take this interview on-the-go in podcast form: SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/12GNR9HaXU8lUoWJ3P2ZNP?si=jNpYJJ83Q8aJfsFHhxRKKg APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-track-field-three-diamond-league-records/id1204506559?i=1000774777104 FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join
In near-perfect conditions following a week of brutal French heat, Sunday’s Paris Diamond League produced three Diamond League records.
In this episode:
– Audrey Werro came to Paris explicitly targeting the women’s 800m world record and ran a personal best of 1:53.80 — a Diamond League record, meet record, world lead, and Swiss national record. She’s now the only woman ever with multiple sub-1:54 performances (three of them, all this season). The world record is 1:53.28, set by Jarmila Kratochvílová in 1983. Werro is 0.52 back.
– Femke Broeders-Bol’s 800m transition is real. The reigning 400m hurdles world champion ran 1:55.60 in the 800m — a massive personal best — finishing second behind Werro’s Diamond League record. Her move to the 800m is no longer an experiment.
– Cam Myers ran 3:28.00 in the Paris Diamond League 1500m — a personal best by over a second, the 27th fastest time in history, and faster than Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the same age (Jakob ran 3:28.68 at 20). Myers beat a field that included 3:27 man Azeddine Habz and 2025 World Championship medalists Jake Wightman and Reynold Cheruiyot
– What it all means for the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic
– Grant Fisher won the Paris Diamond League 5000m in 12:54.80, edging Jacob Krop (12:55.22) and Andreas Almgren (12:55.38) in a stacked field where ten athletes broke 13:00. The win also marked the fifth Diamond League victory by an American men’s mid-distance runner in 2026 — the most ever in a single year, with seven meets still remaining.
– Marco Arop dominates the men’s 800m. He confirmed after the race that he intends to go for the record this year: “Clearly I’m in shape for it”
– Trayvon Bromell beats Noah Lyles and there’s Twitter comments afterward by the Olympic champion
– Jamal Britt runs 12.89 PB in Paris — his 10th win of 2026, his 12th meet since April
– Collen Kebinatshipi runs 43.54 Diamond League record in Paris.
+ More highlights and shout-outs from around the running world including Western States.
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about 2 months ago
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Are European and North American athletes beginning to close the gap on Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda? France’s Yann Schrub delivered a stunning run at the Facsa Castellón 10K, breaking his first European record with a 26:43 — moving to No. 6 all-time in the world. Uganda’s Harbert Kibet won in 26:39 on debut, while Sweden’s Andreas Almgren equaled his own former European record (26:45) in a stacked race that saw four men break 27 minutes. Chris Chavez and Preet Majithia discuss what the performance means. Catch the full episode on The CITIUS MAG Podcast in audio form ⬇️ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HdV1fcJAUaHbZu7yNJ16u?si=Zsus7tUaTam7xREAJHJH5A APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-track-field-a-controversial-dq-for/id1204506559?i=1000751099377 __________ FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join
European Athletics
over 1 year ago
Sunday 9 March 2025: Day Four Highlights from the EICH in Apeldoorn 2025 Includes coverage from the following events: - Men 4x400m Relay - Women 4x400m Relay (ft the Dutch team including Femke Bol, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters) - Men 3000m (ft Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Niels Laros, George Mills, Azeddine Habz, Andreas Almgren) - Men 800 (ft. Samuel Chapple, Eliott Crestan, Mark English) - Women 800m (ft. Anna Wielgosz, Clara Liberman, Audrey Werro, Anita Horvat) - Women 60m (ft. Mujinga Kambundji, Ewa Swoboda, Zaynab Dossa, Patrizia Van der Weken, Amy Hunt) - W3000 (ft Hannah Nuttall, Sarah Healy, Melissa Courtney-Bryant, Salomé Afonso) - Women Pentathlon ( ft. Jade O’Dowda, Saga Vanninen, Sofie Dokter, Kate O’Connor) - Men Pole Vault (ft. Emmanouil Karalis, Thibaut Collet, Menno Vloon, Bo Kanda Lita Baehre - Women Shot Put (ft. Yemisi Ogunleye, Jessica Schilder, Auriol Dongmo, Jorinde van Klinken) - Women High jump (ft. Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Angelina Topic ) - Men Shot Put (ft. Wictor Petersson, Tomáš Stanek, Zane Weir, Andrei Rares Toader) SUBSCRIBE to our channel for the best European Athletics videos and highlights: https://www.youtube.com/europeanathletics Follow European Athletics: https://www.european-athletics.com/ https://www.instagram.com/europeanathletics/ https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanAthletics https://twitter.com/EuroAthletics https://www.tiktok.com/@europeanathletics brnw.ch/EAWhatsApp #Athletics #EuropeanAthletics #TrackandField
Andreas Almgren is the swedish national record holder in the 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m, and the Half Marathon. In this episode Matt chats with Andreas all about his training and life.
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