Sissel Sofie Grottenberg (born 17 August 1956 in

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) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the

marathon race The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), 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 ...

and

half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

. In the marathon she finished 36th at the

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, seventh at the 1990 European Championships and sixteenth at the 1991 World Championships. She became Norwegian champion in half marathon in the years 1989-1992. In addition she won the

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in 1988 and in 5000 m in 2000.

Personal bests

*5000 metres - 16:08.41 min (1986) *10,000 metres - 32:54.84 min (1987) - eighth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners. *Half marathon - 1:11:46 hrs (1988) - seventh among Norwegian half marathon runners. *Marathon - 2:32:57 hrs (1987) - sixth among Norwegian marathon runners.Norwegian all-time list marathon

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

References

External links

* 1956 births Living people Norwegian female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway Frankfurt Marathon female winners Norwegian female marathon runners 20th-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub