Carmen Cernjul
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| Born | 14 June 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long-distance running, Middle-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carmen Cernjul (born 14 June 2007) is a Swedish middle-distance and long-distance runner.[1]
Career
She was a footballer in the academy at Hammarby Fotboll (women) and was selected for the Swedish under-18 national women's football team, before opting to focus on athletics.[2] She is a member of Spårvägens GoIF.[3]
Cernjul made her international championship debut at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, where she entered the 800m but failed to advance from the heats.[4]
She won her semi-final heat before winning a bronze medal in the final over 800 metres at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.[5][6]
She set a Swedish under-20 junior record indoors over 3000 metres running 9:08.42 in January 2025.[7][8] Later that year, Cernjul set a new Swedish junior record in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:38.86. In June, Cernjul improved her personal best in the 1500 meters in Jessheim, Norway, finishing in 4:11.61.[9] She later lowered that personal best to 4:10.64 that sunmer.[10]
She won a silver medal over 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, finishing behind Lyla Belshaw of Great Britain, running 4:15.00.[11][12] At the same championships, she also won a silver medal in the 3000 metres behind Innes FitzGerald of Great Britain.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Carmen Cernjul". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "The Bajen talent chooses football: "The most fun is running on the track"". fotbolldirekt.se. June 15, 2025.
- ^ "Junior record for Carmen Cernjul in 5000 meters". fotbolldirekt.se. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "17th European Youth Olympic Festival, Atletski stadion Poljane, Maribor (SLO), 24–29 JUL 2023". World Athletics. 24 Jul 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (9 Aug 2025). "Norwegian and British distance doubles on dramatic night". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Historic gold for Ireland and field event surprises highlight Banska Bystrica". European Athletics. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Sweden's next superstar". poddtoppen.se. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Vinthundsvintern". World Athletics. 25 Jan 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Carmen Cernjul snabb på 1500 meter i Norge". Friidrott.se. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Silver for Cernjul – "Means a lot to me"". Friidrott.se. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "THREE GOLDS FOR BRITAIN ON DAY THREE OF THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Norwegian and British distance doubles on dramatic night". European Athletics. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (10 August 2025). "FitzGerald smashes Szabo's 3000m championship record to win distance double". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.