Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen
{{Short description|Danish middle-distance runner (born 1996)}}
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1500m: 3:38.47 (Boston, 2025) NR
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Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen (born 15 August 1996) is a Danish middle distance runner. He is the national indoor record holder over 1500 metres.{{cite web|title= Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen|website=World Athletics|accessdate=26 January 2025|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/denmark/kristian-uldbjerg-hansen-14541538}}
Career
Born in Aalborg, and a member of Aalborg Athletics, he was raised a kilometre away from Skovdalen Atletikstadion.{{cite web|url= https://migogaalborg.dk/vil-slaa-20-aar-gammel-rekord-oplev-vildt-rekordforsoeg-i-aalborg-i-weekenden/ |website=migoaalborg|accessdate=26 January 2025|title= Want to break a 20-year-old record: Experience a wild record attempt in Aalborg this weekend|date=20 August 2020|first= Michael |last=Qureshi}} He won two gold medals at the Danish Athletics Championships in August 2020, winning both the 1500 meters and the 800 meters.{{cite web|url= https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/sport/uldbjerg-loeb-dobbelt-guld-hjem-til-aalborg-atletik/eb8032ef-cc04-4851-b0c6-0d394483eb77|website=Nordjyske.dk|accessdate=26 January 2025|title= Uldbjerg ran home double gold for Aalborg Athletics|date=16 August 2020}} He was selected for the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the men's 1500 metres.{{cite web|url= https://dansk-atletik.dk/nyheder/2021/02/em-inde-landsholdet-er-udtaget/|website=Dansk.Atletik|accessdate=26 January 2025|title= EM Inde landsholdet er udtaget|date=24 February 2021}}
He represented Denmark in the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia.{{cite web|url= https://dansk-atletik.dk/nyheder/2023/06/holdet-til-european-games-er-udtaget/|website=Dansk-atletik.de|accessdate=26 January 2025|title= Holdet til European Games er udtaget|date=12 June 2023}} He ran at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the men's 1500 metres, and ran a personal best time of 3:37.27.{{cite web|url= https://dansk-atletik.dk/nyheder/2023/08/vm-1-dag-uldbjerg-efter-den-hurtigste-danske-tid-i-26-aar-jeg-kan-kun-vaere-tilfreds/|website=Dansk.atletik|accessdate=26 January 2025|title= World Championships (1st day): Uldbjerg after the fastest Danish time in 26 years: I can only be satisfied|date=August 19, 2023}}
In February 2024, he ran 3:38.54 for the 1500 meters in Metz and broke the Danish indoor record for the distance, set by Mogens Guldberg in 1991.{{cite web|url= https://dansk-atletik.dk/nyheder/2024/02/stor-indendoersweekend-i-dansk-atletik/|website=Dansk-atletik.dk|accessdate=26 January 2025|title= Big indoor weekend in Danish Athletics|date=February 7, 2024}} He competed over 1500 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, however an injury suffered in May in Germany ruled him out for the rest of the season and meant he missed the Olympic Games.{{cite web|url= https://dansk-atletik.dk/nyheder/2024/12/saesonrevy-3-uldbjerg-oejner-en-stor-saeson/|website=Dansk.Atletik|accessdate=26 January 2025|title= Season review #3: Uldbjerg sees a great season|date=December 10, 2024}}
In January 2025, he won the 1500m at the Astana Indoor Meeting, part of the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Tour, running an event record 3:39.03.{{cite web|url= https://www.european-athletics.com/news/haydock-wilson-filipic-and-hansen-win-at-astana-world-indoor-tour|website=European Athletics|accessdate=26 January 2025|title= Haydock-Wilson, Filipič and Hansen win at Astana World Indoor Tour|date=25 January 2025 }}{{Cite web |date=25 January 2025 |title=Men's 1500m Final Results |url=https://sport-online.kz/showresults/results/&s=677e5e818f7ac&sl=9&sex=M&r=0 |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=sport-online.kz}} In February 2025, he won the Danish Indoor Athletics Championships title over 1500 metres in Odense in a time of 3:49.40.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7219895?eventId=10229558|date=21 February 2025|title= Danish Indoor Championships|accessdate=3 April 2025}} That month, he ran 3:53.80 for a personal best in the mile run, in Boston, Massachusetts. The time cut almost six seconds from the Danish record set by Mogens Guldberg in 1988, but set a new Nordic record, which had been set by the Swede Samuel Pihlströmjust four days earlier. {{cite web|url= https://dansk-atletik.dk/nyheder/2025/02/uldbjerg-bryder-den-nordiske-rekord-i-boston-353-80/|website=Dansk-atletik.dk|title= Uldbjerg bryder den nordiske rekord i Boston: 3:53,80! - DAF|language=Danish|date=8 Feb 2025}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Aalborg
Category:Athletes from the North Jutland Region