Ingrid Kristiansen

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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 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. She also held the world record for marathon between 1984 and 1998 (2h 21:06). She won several prestigious marathon races, including New York, Chicago, Boston and London.

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

[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
• 1990 Egebergs Ærespris