Ingrid Kristiansen

Ingrid Kristiansen

Kristiansen with family following an October 1987 competition in Zaandam
Personal information
Born	21 March 1956 (1956-03-21) (age 68) Trondheim, Norway
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance runner
Club	IL i BUL
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Norway World Championships 1987 Rome 10,000 m 1980 Sittard 3000 m World Cross Country Championships 1988 Auckland women's race 1985 Lisbon women's race 1987 Warsaw women's race World Road Race Championships 1987 Monte Carlo 15 km 1988 Adelaide 15 km European Championships 1986 Stuttgart 10,000 m 1982 Athens Marathon

Ingrid Kristiansen (née Christensen on 21 March 1956) is a Norwegian former athlete. She was one of the best female long-distance runners during the 1980s. She is a former world record holder in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon (at one point in time she held those records simultaneously). Kristiansen was a World Champion on the track, roads and cross-country, becoming the first athlete to win World titles on all three surfaces.^[1][2] At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, she finished fourth in the first women's Olympic marathon. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, she dropped out of the 10,000 metres final while leading.^[3][4] Early in her career, she was also an elite cross country skier, winning several Norwegian titles and a European junior championships.

Kristiansen's 1986 world record in the 10,000 m was not broken for 5 years. Her 1985 London Marathon 2:21:06 was the record marathon time for 13 years.^[5]