Ferdinand Kvan Edman (born 12 February 1993) is a Norwegian middle-distance runner specializing in the

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. He is a five-time

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runner-up, four of those times losing only to Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

Biography

Edman first gained international experience at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin, where he finished 82nd in the U20 race with a time of 20:47 as part of the bronze medal-winning Norwegian team. The following year, he achieved a 27th-place finish in the U20 race at the

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in Albufeira with a time of 18:50, and in 2011, he was eliminated in the first round of the 2011 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in the

with a time of 3:53.13. In December, he placed 28th in the U20 race at the

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in Velenje with a time of 18:36. The following year, Edman competed at the 2010 World U20 Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, though he did not advance past the preliminary round in the 1500 metres with a time of 3:50.95. At the

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, he finished fourth in the U20 race with a time of 18:59. That same year, he moved to the United States and competed on the UCLA Bruins track and field team. At the

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in Šamorín, he finished 52nd in the individual race with a time of 31:43. At the

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in Berlin, he was eliminated in the first round of the 1500 meters with a time of 3:50.26. In 2019, he did not qualify for the final at the

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in Glasgow with a time of 3:51.43, and in 2021, he won the 1500 meters at the 2021 Kuortane Games with a time of 3:38.36. In 2022, he was eliminated in the 1500 m preliminary rounds of the

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with a time of 3:39.92, and subsequently finished eighth at the

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with a time of 3:37.27. The following year, he did not qualify for the final at the

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in Istanbul with a time of 3:44.44. Edman became a full-time professional in 2022 and he is coached by Eirik Førde.

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