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Ingrid Kristiansen

Kristiansen with family following an October 1987 competition in Zaandam
Personal information
Born	21 March 1956 (1956-03-21) (age 69) Trondheim, Norway
Height	1.69 m
Weight	50 kg
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long-distance runner
Club	IL i BUL
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Norway World Championships Gold 1987 Rome 10,000 m Bronze 1980 Sittard 3000 m World Cross Country Championships Gold 1988 Auckland women's race Bronze 1985 Lisbon women's race Bronze 1987 Warsaw women's race World Road Race Championships Gold 1987 Monte Carlo 15 km Gold 1988 Adelaide 15 km European Championships Gold 1986 Stuttgart 10,000 m Bronze 1982 Athens Marathon

Ingrid Kristiansen (born March 21, 1956) is a famous former athlete from Norway. She was one of the very best female long-distance runners in the 1980s. She once held the world record for the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, and the marathon all at the same time!

Ingrid Kristiansen was the first athlete ever to win world titles in three different types of running: on a track, on roads, and in cross-country races. She also competed in the Olympic Games.

Ingrid's Running Journey

Ingrid Kristiansen's running career started quietly. Her first few marathons took her between 2 hours 30 minutes and 2 hours 40 minutes to complete.

In 1980, she won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics. In 1983, she won the Houston Marathon. She was two months pregnant at the time, but she didn't know it!

Becoming a Top Runner

After her first son, Gaute, was born, Ingrid's running times got much better.

• In 1984, she won the Houston Marathon again and also the London Marathon.
• She placed fourth in the first-ever women's Olympic marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
• She also set two new world records on the track:
  • The 5,000 metres record (14:58.9) on June 28, 1984.
  • The 10,000 metres record (30:59.42) on July 27, 1985, at the Bislett Games in Oslo.

Breaking Marathon Records

In 1985, Ingrid won the London Marathon again. She set a new world record for the marathon with a time of 2 hours, 21 minutes, and 6 seconds. This record lasted for 13 years! Later that year, she came in second at the Chicago Marathon.

A Great Year: 1986

The year 1986 was one of Ingrid Kristiansen's best on the track.

• She won the Boston Marathon.
• She set a new world record in the 10,000 metres (30:13.3), beating her own record by 46 seconds.
• She then broke the 5,000 metres world record, running it in 14:37.89.
• She won the Chicago Marathon again.
• She finished the year by winning the 10,000 metres at the European Athletics Championships. Her time was the second fastest ever, and she was almost 40 seconds ahead of the runner-up!

Later Career and Retirement

In 1987, Ingrid won the London Marathon again and also the first World Championships Women's 10,000 metres in Rome, even though she had a leg injury.

In 1988, she won the London Marathon for the fourth time. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she had to stop during the 10,000 metres race because of a broken bone in her foot. She was leading the race at the time.

She returned to racing in 1989 and won the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon. She slowly raced less and less, finally retiring in 1993. Ingrid Kristiansen won 14 out of the 26 marathons she entered! Today, she lives in Oslo, Norway, with her husband and two children.

Major Achievements

Ingrid Kristiansen achieved many great things in her career:

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Norway
1980	Stockholm Marathon	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:38:45
1981	Stockholm Marathon	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:41:34
	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:30:08
1982	Stockholm Marathon	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:34:26
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	Marathon	2:36:38
	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	5th	Marathon	2:33:36
1983	Houston Marathon	Houston, United States	1st	Marathon	2:33:27
1984	Houston Marathon	Houston, United States	1st	Marathon	2:27:51
	World Cross Country Championships	New York, United States	4th
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	1st	Marathon	2:24:26
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	4th	Marathon	2:27:14
1985	World Cross Country Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	1st	Marathon	2:21:06
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:23:05
1986	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	1st	Marathon	2:24:55
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	1st	10,000 m	30:23.25
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	1st	Marathon	2:27:08
1987	World Cross Country Championships	Warsaw, Poland	3rd
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	1st	Marathon	2:22:48
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	10,000 m	31:05.85
	World Road Race Championships	Monte Carlo, Monaco	1st	15 km	47:17
1988	World Road Race Championships	Adelaide, Australia	1st	15 km	48:24
	World Cross Country Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	1st
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	1st	Marathon	2:25:41
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	—	10,000 m	DNF
1989	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	1st	Marathon	2:24:33
	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	1st	Marathon	2:25:30
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	10,000 m	32:10.75

World Records Set by Ingrid Kristiansen

• 5000 metres:
  • 14:58.89 in Oslo, June 28, 1984 – She was the first woman to run this distance in under 15 minutes.
  • 14:37.33 in Stockholm, August 5, 1986 – This time was more than 10 seconds faster than the previous record and stood for almost 9 years.
• 10,000 metres:
  • 30:59.42 in Oslo, July 27, 1985 – She was the first woman to run this distance in under 31 minutes.
  • 30:13.74 in Oslo, July 5, 1986.
• Marathon:
  • 2:21:06 in London, April 21, 1985 – This record lasted for 13 years.

Other Awards and Titles

• She won 24 individual Norwegian championships.
• In 1992, she received the Egebergs Ærespris, a special Norwegian award for athletes who excel in more than one sport.

Ingrid's Best Times

Here are Ingrid Kristiansen's personal best times for different running distances:

* This half marathon time was very fast, but it couldn't be counted as a record because the race course wasn't measured perfectly.

Cross-country Skiing

Before she became a famous runner, Ingrid Kristiansen was also a very good cross-country skier. She won several Norwegian titles and even a European junior championship in skiing.

World Championships in Skiing

See also

In Spanish: Ingrid Kristiansen para niños