# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vebj-rn-rodal
# Generated: 2026-09-01T00:28:18.086Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vebj-rn-rodal"
name: "Vebjørn Rodal"
slug: "vebj-rn-rodal"
description: "Vebjørn Rodal is a Norwegian former middle distance athlete. He is an Olympic champion and won the gold medal in the 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics with the time 1:42.58. He is also a World Championships bronze medallist, European Championships silver medallist and European Indoor Championships bronze medallist in the 800 metres. Rodal is also the former Olympic record holder in the 800 m event and held the record until the 2012 Summer Olympics. Since 2010, Rodal has worked as a track and field commentator for NRK."
tagline: "Athletics competitor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vebjorn_Rodal_Klabu2010.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "NO"
category:
  name: "Academics"
  slug: "academics"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1972-09-16"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           20.55176533333334
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm8388113"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump