Hilde Hovdenak (born 15 February 1971) is a retired

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long-distance runner who specialized in the

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

. Internationally she finished thirteenth at the 1998 European Championships. She became Norwegian champion in the half marathon in 1998, and represented the sports clubs IL Molde-Olymp and

IL i BUL Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo (also BUL, Oslo) is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag. IL i BUL h ...

Personal bests

*5000 metres - 16:03.89 min (1998) *10,000 metres - 33:11.36 min (1998) *Half marathon - 1:14:24 hrs (1997) *Marathon - 2:33:25 hrs (1999)Norwegian all-time list, women's marathon

References

1971 births Living people Norwegian female long-distance runners Norwegian female marathon runners {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub