Kari Karlsen (born 5 February 1952) is a retired Norwegian

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er, who was selected for the

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Biography

Karlsen represented

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and finished tenth at the 1970 European Indoor Championships, eleventh at the 1971 European Indoor Championships and thirteenth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships. She became Norwegian champion in the years 1970-1973. Karlsen finished third behind

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in the high jump event at the British 1971 WAAA Championships. Her personal best jump was 1.80 metres, achieved in July 1971 in

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.Norwegian all-time list high jump

References

1952 births Living people Norwegian female high jumpers 20th-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub