Simen Guttormsen

Simen Guttormsen (born 19 January 2001) is a Norwegian Olympic pole vaulter. He graduated from Princeton University before earning his Master's Degree in economics and computer science from Duke University. He was the NCAA 2025 Indoor Champion in the pole vault, in addition to being the Indoor ACC Champion, ACC Meet Record Holder, and Indoor ACC Record Holder. Guttormsen also won the Outdoor ACC title in 2024 and 2025. A multiple time All-American, he placed third at the outdoor NCAA Championships in 2024, and fifth in 2025.

Career Simen Guttormsen first gained international experience in 2018 when he competed at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr, where he was eliminated in the qualification rounds with a clearance of 4.55 m. The following year, he reached the final at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, but failed at his chosen starting height. That same year, he also began competing on the Princeton Tigers track and field team. In 2021, he failed to make a valid attempt in the qualifying round at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.

In 2021, Guttormsen won the Norwegian Athletics Championships pole vault, his first senior national title.

Personal life Guttormsen is from Ski, Norway, and his father Atle Guttormsen claims that he can trace his family lineage back to the 17th century. He was introduced to the pole vault at 4 years old. Though his father was a hurdler, both Guttormsen and his older brother Sondre are pole vaulters. Before his collegiate career at Princeton University, Guttormsen attended Davis Senior High School in California.

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Personal bests Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date Pole vault (indoors) 5.80 m ORLEN Copernicus Cup Toruń, Poland 22 February 2026 Pole vault (outdoors) 5.75 m FISU World University Games Bochum, Germany 27 July 2025