At the Norwegian championships he progressed from bronze medal in 2015 via silver medals in 2016 and 2017 to gold medals in 2018 and 2019.[4] In the shot put he took the silver medal in 2015 and bronze in 2016 and 2018.[5] Isene also won the silver medals in standing high jump in 2017 and 2018,[6] and in the standing long jump he won the gold medal in 2017 and silver in 2018.[7] He hails from Lier and represents the club IF Sturla.[2]
Ola Stunes Isene's great-grandfather Torbjørn Isene was a brother to opera singer and actor Ola Isene.