Tonje Kristiansen (born 29 September 1967) is a retired Norwegian
sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...
. She was born in
Tønsberg
Tønsberg (), historically Tunsberg, is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near ...
. Along with
Ida Andersen
Ida Kathrine Andersen-Berthet (born 1968) is a Norwegian sailor from Tønsberg, and world champion from 1987.
Along with Tonje Kristiansen she participated in the 470 class at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where they placed 14th. At the 1996 Summer O ...
she participated in the
470 class
The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. Equipped with a spinnaker, trapeze and a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, it is designed to plane easily, and good teamwork i ...
at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where they placed 14th.
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1967 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Tønsberg
Norwegian female sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Norway
Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470
Europe class world champions
World champions in sailing for Norway
20th-century Norwegian sportswomen
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