Karl Ottfalk

Karl Ottfalk is a Swedish long distance and cross country runner. In 2024, he became national senior champion over 5000 metres.

Career

He won gold in the 3000 metres at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Slovakia.
In 2023, he won the men's junior race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships. He finished fourth in the men's U20 race at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels at the age of 17 years-old.
In June 2024, he became Swedish senior national champion over 5000 metres. In August 2024, he finished sixth at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, in the Men's 3000 metres. He finished ninth in the 5000 metres at the same
Championships.
Ottfalk placed fifth in the U20 race at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Antalya, Turkey in December 2024.
At the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, he won the silver medal over 5000 metres in August 2025. He later also won a second medal at the same championships, winning the bronze medal in the 3000 metres in a time of 8:46.43.
Ottfalk won the men's U20 race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships in Kastrup, Denmark, on 9 November 2025, also winning the team title with Sweden. He was selected to represent Sweden at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal.