Ståle Engen (born 29 June 1947) is a Norwegian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who specialized in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

. He competed at the 1971 European Championships without reaching the final. He represented the club

IF Sturla Idrettsforeningen Sturla is a Norwegian sports club from Drammen, founded in 1923. It has sections for athletics, orienteering and skiing. The athletics uses Marienlyst stadion as their home field. Among its most prominent members are long-dista ...

. In his main event, 3000 metres steeplechase, he became Norwegian champion in 1970 and won the bronze medal in 1971. He also took a silver medal in the

cross-country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

(3 kilometres, short course) in 1970. His victory in the 3000 metres steeplechase gave Engen the 1970 King's Cup. In the same year he set a new Norwegian record at Stockholm Olympic Stadium with 8:31.4 minutes, beating

Arne Risa Arne Risa (born 5 May 1944) is a former Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in 3000 metres steeplechase and 10,000 metres. He represented IL Gular. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he finished eighth in the 3000 m SC final in 9:09.98 minute ...

's year-old record with exactly three seconds. In June 1971 the record was improved by exactly five seconds by

Sverre Sørnes Sverre Øyvind Sørnes (born 20 February 1945) is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He competed at the 1971 European Championships, the 1972 Olympic Games and the 1974 European Championships witho ...

. In the other running events, Engen clocked 1:52.8 in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

(1970); 3:45.0 in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

(1970); 4:12.7 in the

mile run The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to ...

(1971); 8:12.4 in the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

(1970); and 14:01.6 in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

(1970).

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1947 births Living people Sportspeople from Drammen Norwegian male long-distance runners Norwegian male steeplechase runners {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub