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Andreas Almgren

Sweden. Born June 12, 1995. Coached by Self-coached, with Urban Aruhn.

Road to LA 2028 Met the Olympic standard: 1st in New York City
Marathon best2:06:01New York City, Nov. 1, 2026
Fastest marathon in 20262:06:01New York City, 1st
Half marathon best58:06World Athletics Road Running Championships

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Andreas Almgren won the New York City Marathon in his debut at the distance, running 2:06:01, four seconds outside the Swedish record. Six weeks earlier he had won the world half-marathon title in Copenhagen in a European record of 58:06. A KTH-trained engineer who has worked as a data scientist, he writes his own training plans and has logged every workout since 2011.

2026 season

DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Nov. 1, 2026New York City MarathonNew York, NY, USAMarathon1st2:06:01
Sept. 20, 2026World Athletics Road Running ChampionshipsCopenhagen, DENHalf marathon1st58:06
Aug. 30, 2026FinnkampenHelsinki, FIN10,000m1st29:09.87
Aug. 15, 2026European Athletics ChampionshipsBirmingham, GBR10,000m1st27:23.44
July 24, 2026Swedish ChampionshipsUppsala, SWE10,000m1st28:49.73
July 3, 2026Prefontaine ClassicEugene, OR, USA3,000m7:42.18
July 3, 2026Prefontaine ClassicEugene, OR, USA2 miles4th8:11.12
June 28, 2026Meeting de ParisParis, FRA5,000m3rd12:55.38
June 10, 2026Oslo Bislett GamesOslo, NOR5,000m3rd12:48.61
June 7, 2026BAUHAUS-GalanStockholm, SWE1,500m14th3:36.81
May 23, 2026Wanda Diamond League XiamenXiamen, CHN5,000mDNF
May 16, 2026Wanda Diamond LeagueShaoxing/Keqiao, CHN3,000m3rd7:26.48
Feb. 22, 202610K Facsa CastellónCastellón, ESP10K3rd26:45
Jan. 11, 202610K Valencia IbercajaValencia, ESP10K1st26:45

Career results

202514 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Oct. 26, 2025Medio Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso ZurichValencia, ESPHalf marathon4th58:41
Sept. 19, 2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, JPN5,000m9th13:16.38
Sept. 14, 2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, JPN10,000m3rd28:56.02
Aug. 28, 2025Weltklasse ZürichZürich, SUI3,000m3rd7:36.82
Aug. 22, 2025FinnkampenStockholm, SWE10K1st29:12
Aug. 10, 2025Folksam Grand Prix SollentunaSollentuna, SWE3,000m1st7:31.42
July 31, 2025Swedish ChampionshipsKarlstad, SWE10,000m1st28:53.49
July 11, 2025Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBSMonaco, MON5,000mDNF
June 15, 2025BAUHAUS-GalanStockholm, SWE5,000m1st12:44.27
April 5, 2025Drammen 10K-5KDrammen, NOR5K1st13:05
March 9, 2025European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, NED3000mm indoor4th7:50.66
March 8, 2025European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, NED3000mm indoor2nd7:50.91
Feb. 21, 2025Swedish Indoor ChampionshipsVäxjö, SWE3000mm indoor1st7:36.38
Jan. 12, 202510K Valencia IbercajaValencia, ESP10K1st26:53
202410 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Dec. 8, 202430th SPAR European Cross Country ChampionshipsAntalya, TURCross country5th22:34
Aug. 7, 2024Olympic Games, ParisParis, FRA5,000mDNS
June 12, 2024European Athletics ChampionshipsRome, ITA10,000m4th28:01.16
June 2, 2024BAUHAUS-GalanStockholm, SWE3,000m4th7:34.28
May 30, 2024Oslo Bislett GamesOslo, NOR5,000m8th12:50.94
May 15, 2024Spåret5000mStockholm, SWE5,000m3rd12:59.82
May 10, 2024Seashore Group Doha MeetingDoha, QAT1,500m10th3:35.22
March 16, 2024The TENSan Juan Capistrano, CA, USA10,000m3rd26:52.87
Feb. 11, 2024eDreams Mitja Marató BarcelonaBarcelona, ESPHalf marathon2nd59:23
Jan. 14, 202410K Valencia IbercajaValencia, ESP10K6th27:20
202314 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Aug. 31, 2023Weltklasse ZürichZürich, SUI5,000mDNF
Aug. 24, 2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, HUN5,000m9th13:36.57
July 29, 2023Swedish ChampionshipsSöderhamn, SWE1,500m1st3:34.55
July 28, 2023Swedish ChampionshipsSöderhamn, SWE1,500m1st3:49.83
July 2, 2023BAUHAUS-GalanStockholm, SWE3,000m2nd7:40.01
June 30, 2023Athletissima LausanneLausanne, SUI5,000mDNF
June 25, 2023European Athletics Team Championships First DivisionChorzów, POL5,000m2nd13:25.70
June 15, 2023Oslo Bislett GamesOslo, NOR1,500m12th3:32.00
June 11, 2023Folksam Grand Prix SollentunaSollentuna, SWE1,500m1st3:36.52
June 2, 2023Golden Gala Pietro MenneaFlorence, ITA5,000mDNF
May 18, 2023National Team Championships Qualification Group ASollentuna, SWE1,500m1st3:47.63
May 5, 2023Diamond League MeetingDoha, QAT3,000m7th7:37.05
Feb. 22, 2023World Indoor Tour Madrid 2023Madrid, ESP3000mm indoor5th7:49.40
Feb. 15, 2023Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-CalaisLiévin, FRA3000mm indoorDNF
202210 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Oct. 22, 2022Swedish Cross Country ChampionshipsStockholm, SWECross country1st29:21
Oct. 22, 2022Swedish Cross Country ChampionshipsStockholm, SWECross country1st11:10
Sept. 11, 2022Memorial Borisa HanžekovićaZagreb, CRO3,000m5th7:39.44
Sept. 4, 2022FinnkampenHelsinki, FIN1,500m1st3:39.56
Sept. 2, 2022Memorial van DammeBrussels, BEL5,000m8th13:01.70
Aug. 16, 2022European Athletics ChampionshipsMunich, GER5,000m4th13:26.48
Aug. 7, 2022Swedish ChampionshipsNorrköping, SWE5,000m1st13:54.38
Feb. 25, 2022Swedish Indoor ChampionshipsVäxjö, SWE3000mm indoor1st7:57.55
Feb. 17, 2022Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-CalaisLiévin, FRA3000mm indoor5th7:34.31
Feb. 5, 2022Göteborg inomhusGöteborg, SWE1500mm indoorDNF
20216 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Oct. 24, 2021Swedish Cross Country ChampionshipsHöganäs, SWECross country8th29:52
Oct. 23, 2021Swedish Cross Country ChampionshipsHöganäs, SWECross country1st10:01
Sept. 4, 2021FinnkampenStockholm, SWE5,000m1st13:29.26
Aug. 29, 2021Swedish ChampionshipsBorås, SWE5,000m1st14:01.91
Aug. 19, 2021Motonet GPLahti, FIN3,000m2nd7:41.72
Jan. 30, 2021Vinthundsvintern 1Sollentuna, SWE3000mm indoor1st7:41.6h
20207 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Aug. 15, 2020Swedish ChampionshipsUppsala, SWE1,500m2nd3:54.45
Aug. 14, 2020Swedish ChampionshipsUppsala, SWE1,500m2nd3:51.21
Aug. 10, 2020Sollentuna GPSollentuna, SWE2,000m2nd5:00.23
July 25, 2020Bannister Running Invitational #5Gothenburg, SWE1,500m1st3:42.31
July 8, 2020Karlstad GPKarlstad, SWE1,500m3rd3:41.01
June 14, 2020Turebergs explosiva 5Sollentuna, SWE1,500m1st3:40.58
Feb. 22, 2020Swedish Indoor ChampionshipsVäxjö, SWE3000mm indoor1st7:48.34
201914 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Aug. 25, 2019FinnkampenStockholm, SWE1,500m1st3:41.20
Aug. 24, 2019FinnkampenStockholm, SWE800m6th1:52.45
Aug. 18, 2019CAS MeetingSchifflange, LUX1,500m5th3:43.81
Aug. 16, 2019Goteborg Athletics Grand PrixGothenburg, SWE1,500m8th3:38.99
Aug. 11, 2019European Athletics Team ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, POL4x400m Relay6th3:12.13
Aug. 10, 2019European Athletics Team ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, POL1,500m4th3:49.53
July 17, 2019Meeting International de la Province de LiègeLiège, BEL800m8th1:48.55
July 15, 2019Varberg GPVarberg, SWE1000m4th2:21.23
July 3, 2019Folksam Grand PrixKarlstad, SWE1,500m4th3:39.67
June 18, 2019Folksam Grand PrixSollentuna, SWE1,500m1st3:39.68
June 6, 2019LudvikaspelenLudvika, SWE800m4th1:48.57
May 30, 2019BAUHAUS-galanStockholm, SWE800m7th1:53.05
May 18, 2019Lange LaufnachtKarlsruhe, GER1,500m3rd3:40.18
May 2, 2019Payton Jordan InvitationalPalo Alto, CA, USA1,500m1st3:44.07
201811 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Aug. 26, 2018Swedish ChampionshipsEskilstuna, SWE800m4th1:50.40
Aug. 25, 2018Swedish ChampionshipsEskilstuna, SWE800m1st1:53.31
Aug. 22, 2018Bergen Trond Mohn GamesBergen, NOR800m6th1:48.36
Aug. 18, 2018Göteborg Folksam GPGothenburg, SWE800m9th1:51.14
July 25, 2018Karlstad Folksam GPKarlstad, SWE800m8th1:50.74
July 21, 2018Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-Zolder, BEL800m7th1:49.05
July 17, 2018Sotteville-lès-Rouen Meeting InternationalSotteville-lès-Rouen, FRA800m4th1:52.67
Feb. 18, 2018Swedish Indoor ChampionshipsGävle, SWE800mm indoor2nd1:50.76
Feb. 17, 2018Swedish Indoor ChampionshipsGävle, SWE800mm indoor1st1:53.43
Feb. 11, 2018Uppsala NordenkampenUppsala, SWE800mm indoor1st1:48.04
Feb. 3, 2018Sätra (i)Sätra, SWE800mm indoor1st1:50.09
201711 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Sept. 3, 2017Stockholm FinnkampenStockholm, SWE800m5th1:51.55
Sept. 2, 2017Stockholm FinnkampenStockholm, SWE1,500m1st3:45.56
Aug. 27, 2017Swedish ChampionshipsHelsingborg, SWE800m2nd1:51.53
Aug. 26, 2017Swedish ChampionshipsHelsingborg, SWE800m2nd1:52.38
Aug. 26, 2017Swedish ChampionshipsHelsingborg, SWE1,500m1st3:48.15
Aug. 25, 2017Swedish ChampionshipsHelsingborg, SWE1,500m1st3:54.91
Aug. 12, 2017Gävle Swedish U23 ChampionshipsGävle, SWE1,500m1st3:53.41
June 29, 2017Sollentuna Folksam GPSollentuna, SWE800m8th1:51.01
June 24, 2017European Athletics Team Championships First LeagueVaasa, FIN1,500m3rd4:00.38
June 18, 2017Stockholm BAUHAUS GalanStockholm, SWE800m8th1:50.23
June 10, 2017Göteborg Folksam GPGothenburg, SWE800m7th1:50.01
20163 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
May 28, 2016StockholmStockholm, SWE4x800m Relay2nd7:27.65
May 22, 2016Hengelo FBK GamesHengelo, NED800m8th1:47.90
May 18, 2016Nijmegen Global AthleticsNijmegen, NED800m6th1:49.13
201519 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Sept. 13, 2015Stockholm FinnkampenStockholm, SWE800m1st1:51.53
Aug. 22, 2015IAAF World ChampionshipsBeijing, CHN800m6th1:48.06
Aug. 9, 2015Swedish ChampionshipsSöderhamn, SWE800m1st1:48.06
Aug. 8, 2015Swedish ChampionshipsSöderhamn, SWE800m1st1:52.08
July 30, 2015Stockholm BAUHAUS AthleticsStockholm, SWE800m4th1:45.99
July 22, 2015Karlstad Folksam GPKarlstad, SWE800m2nd1:46.04
July 18, 2015Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-Zolder, BEL800m5th1:47.02
July 15, 2015Liège Meeting international de la province de LiègeLiège, BEL800m2nd1:45.88
July 1, 2015Boissano Meeting ArcobalenoBoissano, ITA800m1st1:46.12
June 25, 2015Sollentuna Folksam GPSollentuna, SWE800m1st1:45.59
March 8, 2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPraha, CZE800mm indoor4th1:47.78
March 7, 2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPraha, CZE800mm indoor1st1:47.24
March 6, 2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPraha, CZE800mm indoor2nd1:50.61
March 1, 2015Göteborg Swedish U23 Indoor ChampionshipsGöteborg, SWE400mm indoor2nd48.38
Feb. 28, 2015Göteborg Swedish U23 Indoor ChampionshipsGöteborg, SWE400mm indoor1st49.04
Feb. 21, 2015Birmingham British Athletics Grand PrixBirmingham, GBR800mm indoor4th1:46.88
Feb. 19, 2015Stockholm XL GalanStockholm, SWE800mm indoor6th1:46.56
Feb. 14, 2015Baerum NordenkampenBærum, NOR800mm indoor1st1:48.39
Jan. 31, 2015Sätra Raka SpåretSätra, SWE800mm indoor1st1:48.76
201416 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Aug. 30, 2014Helsinki FinnkampenHelsinki, FIN800m2nd1:48.12
Aug. 21, 2014Stockholm DN GalanStockholm, SWE800m7th1:47.54
Aug. 13, 2014Zürich European ChampionshipsZürich, SUI800m6th1:47.55
Aug. 12, 2014Zürich European ChampionshipsZürich, SUI800m3rd1:48.22
Aug. 3, 2014Swedish ChampionshipsUmea, SWE800m1st1:50.24
Aug. 2, 2014Swedish ChampionshipsUmea, SWE800m1st1:54.00
July 27, 2014IAAF World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, OR, USA800m3rd1:45.65
July 26, 2014IAAF World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, OR, USA800m2nd1:48.87
July 25, 2014IAAF World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, OR, USA800m1st1:50.27
July 16, 2014Karlstad Folksam GPKarlstad, SWE800m5th1:49.45
June 28, 2014Göteborg VärldsungdomsspelenGothenburg, SWE400m1st48.43
June 26, 2014Sollentuna Folksam GPSollentuna, SWE800m6th1:46.99
June 14, 2014Göteborg Folksam GPGothenburg, SWE800m9th1:48.46
June 7, 2014Sollentuna SAYO GamesSollentuna, SWE1,500m2nd3:50.53
June 6, 2014Sollentuna SAYO GamesSollentuna, SWE800m1st1:49.20
May 29, 2014UppsalaUppsala, SWE800m1st1:52.53
201315 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Sept. 8, 2013Stockholm FinnkampenStockholm, SWE800m3rd1:49.46
Sept. 1, 2013Boras Swedish ChampionshipsBorås, SWE800m4th1:49.72
Aug. 31, 2013Boras Swedish ChampionshipsBorås, SWE800m2nd1:56.49
Aug. 22, 2013Stockholm DN GalanStockholm, SWE1,500m6th3:53.84
Aug. 18, 2013Espoo Nordic Junior ChampionshipsEspoo, FIN4x400m Relay3rd3:14.87
Aug. 17, 2013Espoo Nordic Junior ChampionshipsEspoo, FIN800m2nd1:50.86
Aug. 11, 2013Västeras Swedish Junior ChampionshipsVästerås, SWE800m1st1:52.39
Aug. 10, 2013Västeras Swedish Junior ChampionshipsVästerås, SWE800m1st1:57.46
Feb. 24, 2013Uddevalla Swedish Junior Indoor ChampionshipsUddevalla, SWE1500mm indoor1st4:04.68
Feb. 23, 2013Uddevalla Swedish Junior Indoor ChampionshipsUddevalla, SWE1500mm indoor1st4:05.29
Feb. 21, 2013Stockholm XL GalanStockholm, SWE800mm indoor7th1:51.14
Feb. 17, 2013Swedish Indoor ChampionshipsNorrköping, SWE800mm indoor3rd1:52.16
Feb. 16, 2013Swedish Indoor ChampionshipsNorrköping, SWE800mm indoor2nd1:55.62
Feb. 10, 2013Sätra HammarbyspelenSätra, SWE800mm indoor1st1:51.46
Feb. 3, 2013Sätra Raka SpåretSätra, SWE800mm indoor2nd1:51.26
201211 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Sept. 2, 2012Göteborg SWE-FIN U18 MatchGothenburg, SWE800m1st1:54.79
Aug. 25, 2012Swedish ChampionshipsStockholm, SWE400m5th48.58
Aug. 25, 2012Swedish ChampionshipsStockholm, SWE800m4th1:55.28
Aug. 24, 2012Swedish ChampionshipsStockholm, SWE400m2nd48.81
Aug. 17, 2012Stockholm DN GalanStockholm, SWE800m2nd1:50.45
Aug. 11, 2012Sollentuna Swedish U18 ChampionshipsSollentuna, SWE800m1st1:53.54
Aug. 7, 2012StockholmStockholm, SWE800m2nd1:51.57
July 5, 2012Sollentuna Sollentuna GPSollentuna, SWE400m1st48.75
June 24, 2012Mannheim Bauhaus Junioren-GalaMannheim, GER800m4th1:53.45
June 14, 2012Göteborg Folksam GPGothenburg, SWE800m8th1:53.98
June 9, 2012Sollentuna SAYO GamesSollentuna, SWE800m2nd1:52.56
201114 results
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Sept. 10, 2011Espoo FIN-SWE U18 MatchEspoo, FIN800m3rd1:53.55
Aug. 13, 2011Swedish ChampionshipsGävle, SWE400m5th48.33
Aug. 12, 2011Swedish ChampionshipsGävle, SWE400m3rd49.03
Aug. 9, 2011SollentunaSollentuna, SWE100m7th11.65
Aug. 9, 2011SollentunaSollentuna, SWE200m4th22.88
Aug. 2, 2011Karlstad Folksam GPKarlstad, SWE800mDNF
July 7, 2011IAAF World Youth ChampionshipsLille, FRA800m6th1:52.26
July 6, 2011IAAF World Youth ChampionshipsLille, FRA800m4th1:52.46
June 28, 2011Sollentuna Folksam GPSollentuna, SWE400m3rd48.87
June 12, 2011SävedalenSävedalen, SWE800m3rd1:53.82
June 11, 2011Göteborg Folksam Grand PrixGothenburg, SWE800m8th1:52.25
May 28, 2011Sätra SätraspelenSätra, SWE600m1st1:23.30
May 21, 2011Sollentuna SAYO GamesSollentuna, SWE800m2nd1:51.79
Feb. 26, 2011Swedish Indoor ChampionshipsGöteborg, SWE800mm indoor4th1:55.47
20101 result
DateRaceEventPlaceResult
Sept. 11, 2010VästeråsVästerås, SWE800m1st1:55.99

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