Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu ( May 29 May 1970) is a
Norwegian long-distance runner who specializes in the
marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...
.
Biography
In the marathon event she finished 28th at the
2005 World Championships, 13th at the
2006 European Championships, 29th at the
2007 World Championships and 34th at the
2008 Olympic Games
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
. She won the
Stockholm Marathon
The Stockholm Marathon, known as the adidas Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race. At the 2009 Stockholm Marathon more t ...
in 2007.
She became Norwegian champion in the 5000 metres in 2006, in the 10,000 metres in 2006 and 2007 and in the half marathon in 2006. She was born in
Øystese
Øystese is a village in the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the Hardangerfjord about east of the municipal centre of Norheimsund. Norwegian County Road 7 passes through the village. The village had a populat ...
, and represents the sports club
IL Gular
Idrottslaget Gular is a Norwegian athletics club from Bergen, founded in 1946. In the past it has had sections for handball, skiing, gymnastics and football.
The athletics section cooperates on youth level with local clubs Bergens TF and TIL Hov ...
.
Melkevik received attention when she changed her legal name from Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu to Kirsten Marathon Melkevik in September 2010.
Personal bests
*3000 metres - 8:58.74 min (2008)
*5000 metres - 16:00.51 min (2006)
*10,000 metres - 32:31.45 min (2008)
*Half marathon - 1:10:19 hrs (2006) - fourth among Norwegian half marathon runners, only behind
Ingrid Kristiansen
Ingrid Kristiansen (née Christensen on 21 March 1956) is a Norwegian former athlete. She was one of the best female long-distance runners during the 1980s. She is a former world record holder in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon ...
,
Grete Waitz
Grete Waitz (, 1 October 195319 April 2011) was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. In 1979, at the New York City Marathon, she became the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two and a half hours. Waitz wo ...
and
Stine Larsen.
*Marathon - 2:29:12 hrs (2007) - fourth among Norwegian marathon runners, only behind
Ingrid Kristiansen
Ingrid Kristiansen (née Christensen on 21 March 1956) is a Norwegian former athlete. She was one of the best female long-distance runners during the 1980s. She is a former world record holder in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon ...
,
Grete Waitz
Grete Waitz (, 1 October 195319 April 2011) was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. In 1979, at the New York City Marathon, she became the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two and a half hours. Waitz wo ...
and
Stine Larsen.
Norwegian all-time list, women's marathon
Achievements
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Norwegian female long-distance runners
Norwegian female marathon runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Norway
People from Kvam
Sportspeople from Vestland