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This fall, Hedda Hynne (30) has stepped straight into the world elite. On Tuesday, she broke her own Norwegian record and became the world’s fastest 800m runner this year.
– If I can speak with a little freedom: this feels very delicious.
That was Hedda Hynne’s reaction when NTB contacted her by phone after the super race in Switzerland, where she ran 1.58.10. The time is both a Nordic record and the best of the year in the world. She delivered it just a week after she last set the Norwegian distance record.
– What is it like to be the fastest in the world?
– It’s great to hear it. It feels good, that is. It is a special year in which not everyone competes, but I still ran fast. So I’m comfortable with that, and it’s crude to hear, says Hynne.
Last week he ran 1.59.15 in Italy and thus erased Ingvill Måkestad Bovim’s old record of 1.59.82. On Tuesday, therefore, it was another 1.05 seconds faster.
– He left today. I think we were more girls who wanted to run fast, he contributed. I have taken it step by step, so I feel very comfortable with my current situation. I will enjoy it today and be proud of myself, then there will be a new career, says Hynne.
– It is very impressive. This is the top of the world, that is. I don’t know if I should say that it’s sad that it’s not the Olympics now, but we can only imagine what she did there, John Ertzgaard, sports manager at the Hynnes Tjalve club, tells NTB.
Good for the Olympic medal?
– Are you a medal candidate at the Tokyo Olympics next year?
– It’s hard to say. Suddenly someone else appears who is completely raw, but these moments where she runs are at least good enough to prevail. Hedda has grown into a mature high-level athlete, and these races give a lot of confidence on the bench, says Ertzgaard.
On Friday, Hynne joins the rest of the Tjalve team that will participate in the NM in Bergen. Then the record will be held.
– Only a royal trophy can crown this. We look forward to seeing you and will have a celebration where we follow the crown’s rules, says Ertzgaard.
Hynne himself enjoys the label “Olympic hope.”
– I take it as a compliment and as a motivation for our goal, to represent Norway in the international finals. If you are in the final, you are fighting for the medals. It’s not natural for me to win a medal, but that’s what we work for and this is a great confirmation for me and for us, Hynne said.
– No one in the world is better
Hynne switched clubs to Tjalve in 2018, and Ertzgaard believes he can run even faster if he wants. She believes Hynne is now part of Norway’s athletic elite.
– Now we have two athletes who are at the top, Karsten Warholm and Hedda, who have the best year in the world. Nobody in the world is better than them, and that is not because others do not compete. These are times they had also struggled with, says Ertzgaard.
Hynne won Tuesday’s race ahead of home contenders Selina Büchel (1.58.37) and Lore Hoffmann (1.58.50). Then she was more than half a second ahead of the best time of the previous year in the world.
Jemma Reekie, 22, ran 1.58.63 in August. She also participated in Tuesday’s race and finished fourth with 1.58.87.
(© NTB)
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