Ingrid Kristiansen

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Medal record
Ingrid Kristiansen
Women's Athletics
Competitor for Norway
World Championships
Gold	1987 Rome	10000 m
European Championships
Gold	1986 Stuttgart	10000 m
Bronze	1982 Athens	Marathon

Ingrid Kristiansen née Christensen (born March 21, 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 ever women's Olympic marathon race, at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Kristiansen was world champion over 10,000 metres in 1987, and set five track world records in the course of her career. 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 world record for marathon, which she held from 1984 until 1998 (2:21:06). She won several prestigious marathon races, including New York, Chicago, Boston twice, and London a record four times.

Kristiansen was also a gifted cross-country skier. She was European champion for juniors in 1974, and won eight Norwegian championships in relay.

1 Accomplishments
2 Personal bests
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Accomplishments

1982 European Championships: bronze, marathon
1986 European Championships: gold, 10,000 metres
1987 World Championships: gold, 10,000 metres
5 world records in track (5000/10,000 metres)
24 individual Norwegian championships
1992 Egebergs Ærespris

[edit] Personal bests

Distance	Mark	Date	Location
3000 m	8:58.80	1980	Sittard
5000m	14:37.33	August 5, 1986	Stockholm
10000 m	30:13.74	July 5, 1986	Oslo
10 km (road)	30:59	April 9, 1989	Boston
15 km (road)	47:17	November 21, 1987	Monaco
Half Marathon	1:08:31	March 19, 1989	New Bedford
Marathon	2:21:06	April 21, 1985	London

[edit] References

IAAF profile for Ingrid Kristiansen

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[edit] External links

Ingrid Kristiansen Official Site

Records
Preceded by Jan Merrill	Women's 5000 m World Record Holder July 11, 1981 – September 6, 1981	Succeeded by Elena Sipatova
Preceded by Mary Decker	Women's 5000 m World Record Holder June 28, 1984 – August 26, 1985	Succeeded by Zola Budd
Preceded by Joan Benoit	Women's Marathon World Record Holder April 21, 1985 – April 19, 1998	Succeeded by Tegla Loroupe
Preceded by Olga Bondarenko	Women's 10000 m World Record Holder July 27, 1985 – September 8, 1993	Succeeded by Wang Junxia
Preceded by Zola Budd	Women's 5000 m World Record Holder May 8, 1986 – July 22, 1995	Succeeded by Fernanda Ribeiro
Preceded by Joan Benoit	Women's Half Marathon World Record Holder March 19, 1989 – May 18, 1991	Succeeded by Elana Meyer
Awards
Preceded by Birger Ruud	Egebergs Ærespris 1992	Succeeded by Anita Andreassen
Sporting positions
Preceded by Heide Brenner	Stockholm Women's Marathon Winner 1980 – 1982	Succeeded by Tuulikki Räisänen
Preceded by Marja Wokke	Egmond Women's Half Marathon Winner 1982	Succeeded by Annie van Stiphout
Preceded by Zola Budd	Women's 5000 m Best Year Performance 1984	Succeeded by Zola Budd
Preceded by Joan Benoit	Women's Fastest Marathon Race 1984 – 1985	Succeeded by Grete Waitz
Preceded by Grete Waitz	London Women's Marathon Winner 1984 – 1985	Succeeded by Grete Waitz
Preceded by Lisa Larsen Weidenbach	Boston Women's Marathon Winner 1986	Succeeded by Rosa Mota
Preceded by Joan Benoit	Chicago Women's Marathon Winner 1986	Succeeded by Lisa Weidenbach
Preceded by Zola Budd	Women's 5.000m Best Year Performance 1986	Succeeded by Liz McColgan
Preceded by Grete Waitz	Women's Fastest Marathon Race 1987	Succeeded by Lisa Ondieki
Preceded by Grete Waitz	London Women's Marathon Winner 1987 – 1988	Succeeded by Véronique Marot
Preceded by Rosa Mota	Boston Women's Marathon Winner 1989	Succeeded by Rosa Mota
Preceded by Grete Waitz	New York City Women's Marathon Winner 1989	Succeeded by Wanda Panfil
Preceded by Lisa Ondieki	Women's Fastest Marathon Race 1989	Succeeded by Rosa Mota
Preceded by Carla Beurskens	Zevenheuvelenloop Women's Winner (15km) 1991	Succeeded by Tegla Loroupe