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Ingrid Kristiansen née Christensen (born 21
March 1956 in Trondheim,
Norway), was one of the best
female long distance runners in the
second half of the 1980s. She finished in fourth place in the first women's Olympic marathon race, at
the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Kristiansen was world champion
over 10,000 metres in 1987, and she set five track world records during
her career. Though a heavy favourite for the first Olympic
10,000-meter title, she failed to finish the final due to a foot
injury.
She simultaneously held the 5000-meter and 10,000-meter world
records, as well as the marathon world record, which she held from
1984 until 1998 (2:21:06). She won several prestigious marathon
races, including New York, Chicago, Boston twice,
London a
record four times, Stockholm 3 times, and Houston 2
times. She won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon
in the Hague in
1991.[2]
Kristiansen is also known for carrying out a great deal of her
training on the treadmill.
Kristiansen was also a gifted cross-country skier. She was
European champion for juniors in 1974 and won eight Norwegian
championships in relay.
Accomplishments
Personal
bests
| Distance |
Mark |
Date |
Location |
| 3000 m |
8:34.10 |
13 August 1986 |
Zurich |
| 5000m |
14:37.33 |
5 August 1986 |
Stockholm |
| 10000 m |
30:13.74 |
5 July 1986 |
Oslo |
| 10 km (road) |
30:59 |
9 April 1989 |
Boston |
| 15 km (road) |
47:17 |
21 November 1987 |
Monaco |
| Half Marathon |
1:06:40 |
19 March 1987 |
Sandnes |
| Marathon |
2:21:06 |
21 April 1985 |
London |
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