Bjørk Herup Olsen
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Bjørk Herup Olsen is a Faroese
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

 athlete. She is until now (2010) the best female middle and long distance runner in the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

. Herup Olsen has won several Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 Junior Championships and holds several Faroese records. Bjørk is running for the Faroese club Bragdið and for the Danish club Helsingør Idrætsforening
. She signed her letter of intent to run track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 at East Carolina University
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...

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Personal records

  • 800 meter: 2:20.01 Gothenburg
    Gothenburg
    Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

    , Sweden
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

     4 July 2010 (Faroese record)
  • 1500 meter: 4:37.83 Gothenburg, Sweden 3 July 2010 (Faroese record)
  • 3000 meter: 10:05,86 Gothenburg, Sweden 2 July 2010 (Faroese record)
  • 5000 meter: 17.49,7 Tórsbreyt in Tórshavn
    Tórshavn
    Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...

    , Faroe Islands 17 July 2010 (Faroese record)
  • 5 km: 18.11 Klaksvík
    Klaksvík
    Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands.The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands ....

     6 June 2009
  • 10 km: 37.00 Runavík
    Runavík
    Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in the Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. The municipality of the same name incorporates 14 settlements including Æðuvík, Rituvík, Saltangará, Glyvrar, Lambi, Lambareiði, Søldarfjørður, Skipanes, Skáli, Skálafjørður,...

     7 July 2009
  • 1500 meter - Indoors: 4.38,04 Reykjavík International Games, Iceland
    Iceland
    Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

     17 January 2010
  • 1 mile - Indoors: 5:19,35 Reykjavík
    Reykjavík
    Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

     20 January 2008
  • 3000 meter - Indoors: 10.02,47 Skive
    Skive
    Skive has the following meanings:* To skive is British slang for the practice of avoiding responsibilities because you want to do something more fun or just do not want to do what you should be doing...

    , Denmark 6. marts 2010 (Faroese indoor record)

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