Berit Berthelsen
Berit Berthelsen (née Tøien, born 25 April 1944) is a retired athlete from Norway. She represented IL Tyrving.
Biography[]
She dominated long jump and sprints events in the Nordic countries during the 1960s. At the Nordic Championships in 1965 she won five gold medals (100 m, 200 m, 400 m, long jump and relay). She won the European Indoor Games in long jump in 1967 and 1968, and won a European Championships bronze medal in 1969. She finished seventh at the 1964 Summer Olympics and ninth at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1968 she also competed in pentathlon, finishing eighteenth. [1]
Throughout her career she won 35 national championships in individual events, and set 29 national records. Her long jump record of 6.56 metres was set on 10 September 1968 and stood for almost 41 years until Margrethe Renstrøm broke it on 1 August 2009, with a 6.64 m jump.[1]
She has education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[2]
Achievements[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway
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| 1967 | European Indoor Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1st | Long jump |
| 1968 | European Indoor Games | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Long jump |
| 1969 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | Long jump |
References[]
- ^ Thoresen, Thore-Erik (1 August 2009). "Hoppet inn i historiebøkene". Norges Fri-idrettsforbund (in Norwegian).
- ^ Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.
External links[]
- Berit Berthelsen at the International Olympic Committee
- Berit Berthelsen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Berit Berthelsen at World Athletics
- Berit Berthelsen at European Athletic Association (archived)
- Berit Berthelsen at Olympics.com
- Berit Berthelsen at Olympedia
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