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Competitor for  Norway |
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| Silver | 2008 Beijing[1] | 20 km walk | |
Kjersti Tysse Plätzer (born Tysse on January 18, 1972) is a Norwegian race walker, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the 20 kilometres race. She finished 12th in in the same race in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and 4th in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she again won a silver medal in the 20 kilometres race.[2][3]
Born in Os, Hordaland, she is the older sister of Erik Tysse and is married to Stephan Plätzer. They have two children, Kiara Lea and Sebastian.
References
- ^ Berglund, Nina. "Norway walks to silver". Aftenposten. Retrieved on 2008-08-21.
- ^ Solholm, Rolleiv. "Olympic Women's Walk: Silver for Norway". The Norway Post. Retrieved on 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Athlete Biography PLATZER Kjersti Tysse". Beijing 2008. Retrieved on 2008-08-21.
External links
- Kjersti Plätzer website
- IAAF profile for Kjersti Plätzer
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