Carmen Cernjul

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Carmen Cernjul
Personal information
Born (2007-06-14) 14 June 2007
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Long-distance running, Middle-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Tampere1500 m
Silver medal – second place2025 Tampere3000 m
European U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Banská Bystrica800 m
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 LagoaU20 team

Carmen Cernjul (born 14 June 2007) is a Swedish middle-distance and long-distance runner.[1]

Biography

Cernjul was a footballer in the academy at Hammarby Fotboll and was selected for the Swedish under-18 national women's football team, before opting to focus on athletics.[2] She is a member of Spårvägens GoIF.[3]

Cernjul made her international championship debut at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, where she entered the 800m but failed to advance from the heats.[4]

Cernjul won her semi-final heat before winning a bronze medal in the final over 800 metres at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.[5][6]

Cernjul set a Swedish under-20 junior record indoors over 3000 metres running 9:08.42 in January 2025.[7][8] Later that year, Cernjul set a new Swedish junior record in the 5000 metres with a time of 15:38.86. In June, Cernjul improved her personal best in the 1500 metres in Jessheim, Norway, finishing in 4:11.61.[9] She later lowered that personal best to 4:10.64 that summer.[10]

Cernjul won a silver medal over 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, finishing behind Lyla Belshaw of Great Britain, running 4:15.00.[11][12] At the same championships, she also won a silver medal in the 3000 metres behind Innes FitzGerald of Great Britain.[13][14]

Cernjul had a fourth place finish in the under-20 women's race at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal, won the bronze medal in the team event alongside Fanny Szalkai and Anastasia Nilsson.[15][16]

Cernjul placed second to Yolanda Ngarambe over both 1500 metres and 3000 metres at the senior 2026 Swedish Indoor Championships in Stockholm.[17][18] In May, Cernjul won the 3000m in 8:56.98 ahead of Belgians Lisa Rooms and Elise Vanderelst at The Belfast Classic.[19]

References

  1. "Carmen Cernjul". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  2. "The Bajen talent chooses football: "The most fun is running on the track"". fotbolldirekt.se. June 15, 2025.
  3. "Junior record for Carmen Cernjul in 5000 meters". fotbolldirekt.se. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  4. "17th European Youth Olympic Festival, Atletski stadion Poljane, Maribor (SLO), 24–29 JUL 2023". World Athletics. 24 Jul 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. Broadbent, Chris (9 Aug 2025). "Norwegian and British distance doubles on dramatic night". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  6. "Historic gold for Ireland and field event surprises highlight Banska Bystrica". European Athletics. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  7. "Sweden's next superstar". poddtoppen.se. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  8. "Vinthundsvintern". World Athletics. 25 Jan 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  9. "Carmen Cernjul snabb på 1500 meter i Norge". Friidrott.se. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  10. "Silver for Cernjul – "Means a lot to me"". Friidrott.se. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  11. "THREE GOLDS FOR BRITAIN ON DAY THREE OF THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  12. "Norwegian and British distance doubles on dramatic night". European Athletics. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  13. Broadbent, Chris (10 August 2025). "FitzGerald smashes Szabo's 3000m championship record to win distance double". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  14. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  15. Broadbent, Chris (14 Dec 2025). "FitzGerald wins third successive title with runaway victory at Lagoa 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  16. "31st SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  17. "Swedish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 28 Feb 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  18. "Swedish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  19. Mills, Steven (9 May 2026). "McLuckie breaks Ovett's 39-year-old stadium record in the 3000m in Belfast". European Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2026.