Amalie Hammild Iuel (born 17 April 1994) is a Danish-Norwegian hurdler. She represented Norway in the women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, but was eliminated in the heats.
Biography Amalie Iuel was born in Denmark to a Danish mother and a Danish-Norwegian father; the family moved to Norway when she was two years old, and she spent most of her childhood there. The Iuels left Norway when Amalie was twelve due to the demands of her father's job with Telenor; they first moved to Namibia, and later Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand. Iuel took up track and field as a young girl in Norway, but did not pursue it seriously before her time in Thailand at the International School Bangkok (ISB); her coach there, Ugo Costessi, introduced her to the 400 metres hurdles. After high school, she moved to the United States and became a student athlete at the University of Southern California (USC).
Personal life Amalie Iuel, who belongs to the Danish nobility,Danmarks Adels Aarbog 2021-24 has been in a relationship with former alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal since 2020. The couple had a son, in September 2023. A month later, they announced their engagement.
NCAA During the 2015 season (her sophomore year at USC) Iuel set both Danish and Norwegian under-23 records in the women's 400 metres hurdles, running 55.92 as a Dane and 56.36 as a Norwegian. She placed seventh at the 2015 NCAA championships with 56.99.
Year Competition Position Event Time Representing University of Southern California2017NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships3rd400 m hurdles55.822nd4 × 400 m3:23.35NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships1st4 × 400 m relay3:27.032016NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships10th400 m hurdles56.888th4 × 400 m3:40.61NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships4th4 × 400 m relay3:29.983rdpentathlon4425 points2015NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships7th400 m hurdles56.992nd4 × 400 m3:29.97NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships3rd4 × 400 m relay3:29.632014NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships18th400 m hurdles59.74 Amalie Iuel USC Trojan Track and Field Results TFRRS
Professional She received Norwegian citizenship and switched her athletic allegiance from Denmark to Norway in June 2015, shortly before the 2015 European U23 Championships where she placed fifth as a Norwegian in her first international championship meet. She represented Norway in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, but was eliminated in the first round.Heats results
In 2019, she represented Norway at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy and she won the bronze medal in the women's 400 metres hurdles event.
Iuel was a member of the Norwegian team which won the gold medal in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the 2026 European Championships alongside Karsten Warholm, Henriette Jæger and Andreas Ofstad Kulseng, with the quartet setting a new championship record time of 3:09.62.
Representing 2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom1stMixed 4 × 400 m relay3:09.62World RelayaGaborone, Botswana1st4 × 400 m relay3:20.962025World RelaysGuangzhou, China4th4 × 400 m relay3:25.352022European Athletics ChampionshipsMunich, Germany5th400 m hurdles55.32World Athletics ChampionshipsEugene, United States15th400 m hurdles54.812021Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan21st400 m hurdles57.6120192019 World Championships in AthleticsDoha, Qatar10th400 m hurdles55.03European Athletics Team ChampionshipsSandnes, Norway1st400 m hurdles55.801st4 × 400 m3:33.692019 Summer UniversiadeNaples, Italy3rd400 m hurdles56.1320182018 European Athletics ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany11th400 m hurdles55.8120172017 World Championships in AthleticsLondon, England25th400 m hurdles56.42European Athletics Team ChampionshipsVaasa, Finland2nd400 m hurdles55.68DQ4 × 400 mDQ20162016 Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil29th400 m hurdles56.752016 European Championships in AthleticsAmsterdam, Netherlands6th400 m hurdles56.2420152015 World Championships in AthleticsBeijing, China26th400 m hurdles56.592015 European Athletics U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia5th400 m hurdles56.36
Domestic Championships Year Competition Location Position Event TimeHeight2011Norwegian Athletics AssociationU20 Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsKristiansand, Norway4thHigh Jump2012Norwegian Athletics AssociationSenior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsKristiansand, Norway10th100 m hurdles15.402nd400 m hurdles1:02.524thHigh JumpNorwegian Athletics AssociationU20 Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAskøy, Norway6th100 m hurdles14.771st400 m hurdles1:01.472ndHigh JumpAthletics Association of ThailandU20 Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailand2nd100 m hurdles14.691st400 m56.801st400 m hurdles1:01.633rdHigh Jump2013Norwegian Athletics AssociationU20 Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsOverhalla, Norway1st400 m hurdles1:02.965thHigh Jump2017Norwegian Athletics AssociationSenior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsSandnes, Norway1st400 m hurdles56.551st400 m53.272018Norwegian Athletics AssociationSenior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsByrkjelo, Norway1st400 m54.682019Norwegian Athletics AssociationSenior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsHamar, Norway1st400 m52.431st400 m hurdles56.082020Norwegian Athletics AssociationSenior Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBærum, Norway1st400 m52.251st4 × 200 m1:39.09Norwegian Athletics AssociationSenior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBergen, Norway1st400 m hurdles55.632021Norwegian Athletics AssociationSenior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsKristiansand, Norway1st400 m52.672022Norwegian Athletics AssociationSenior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsStjørdal, Norway1st400 m hurdles56.08
References
External links
Amalie Hammild Iuel at the Norwegian Athletics Association Amalie Iuel at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)