Leif Olav Alnes (born 29 January 1957) is a Norwegian athletics coach. He originally hails from

Torvikbukt Torvikbukt is a village in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the junction of the Batnfjorden and Tingvollfjorden and just northwest of the tall mountain Reinsfjellet. The village of Øre lies ab ...

. When moving to Oslo to study at the

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences ( no, Norges idrettshøgskole, NIH) is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides educa ...

, whence he graduated in

biomechanics Biomechanics is the study of the structure, function and motion of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, at any level from whole organisms to organs, cells and cell organelles, using the methods of mechanics. Biomechanics is a branch of ...

, he became a coach in

IK Tjalve Idrettsklubben Tjalve is a Norway, Norwegian athletics (sport), athletics club from Oslo, founded on 27 December 1890. It is named after Þjálfi in Norse mythology. It is one of the most prominent athletics clubs in Norway, and numerous members h ...

. Having coached many athletes, Alnes is best known as the coach of

Geir Moen Geir Moen (born 26 June 1969 in Oslo) is a former sprinter from Moss, Norway who specialized in the 200 metres. He represented Moss IL. His international senior debut came at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. At the 1994 European Champ ...

and later

Karsten Warholm Karsten Warholm (; born 28 February 1996) is a Norwegian sprinter who competes in the 400 metres and 400 m hurdles. He’s the world record holder in the latter event. In July 2021, he broke the 29-year-old world record in 400 metres hurdles ...

, in a training group also consisting of

Amalie Iuel 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 De ...

and

Elisabeth Slettum Elisabeth Slettum (born 31 August 1986) is a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the 200 metres, later the 400 metres hurdles. Individually she finished sixth at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival. She competed at the 2004 World Junior C ...

References

1957 births Living people People from Møre og Romsdal Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni Norwegian athletics coaches Sportspeople from Møre og Romsdal {{Norway-sport-bio-stub