Stine Larsen (runner)
Stine Larsen (born 5 November 1975) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.
In her younger days she won a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the inaugural European Under 23 Championships in 1997, finishing behind Olivera Jevtic and Annemari Sandell.[1] She finished twelfth at the 2000 World Half Marathon Championships. In the marathon event she has finished seventeenth at the 2003 World Championships and twenty-fourth at the 2004 Olympic Games.[2]
She became Norwegian champion in the half marathon in 1999, representing the sports club FIK BFG Fana.[3]
Personal bests[edit]
- 5000 metres - 15:46.02 min (1997) [4]
- 10,000 metres - 32:28.16 min (2000) - fourth among Norwegian 10,000 metres runners, only behind Ingrid Kristiansen, Susanne Wigene and Gunhild Halle Haugen.[5]
- Half marathon - 1:09:28 hrs (2000) - third among Norwegian half marathon runners, only behind Ingrid Kristiansen and Grete Waitz.[6]
- Marathon - 2:27:05 hrs (2002) - third among Norwegian marathon runners, only behind Ingrid Kristiansen and Grete Waitz.[7]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway
| |||||
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 15th (h) | 3000m | 9:41.65 |
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 6th | 5000m | 15:56.92 |
| 3rd | 10,000m | 33:11.09 | |||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 17th | Marathon | 2:30:44 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 24th | Marathon | 2:39:55 |
References[edit]
- ^ European Under 23 Championships and Cup Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine - GBR Athletics
- ^ Stine Larsen at World Athletics
- ^ Norwegian championships, women's half marathon Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, women's 5000 metres Archived April 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, women's 10,000 metres Archived March 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, women's half marathon Archived March 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, women's marathon Archived March 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
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