Sissel Grottenberg
Sissel Grotto Berg ( born August 17, 1956) is a former Norwegian long-distance runner.
In 1978, she won her first marathon in Drammen. In 1979 it issued a Norwegian record with 2:39:37, but this was not noticed, there was not yet known that the times from 1978 to 1980 achieved her compatriot Grete Waitz at the New York City Marathon, on were something went to a short course. In the same year grotto mountain Third Tokyo International Women's Marathon was.
In 1984, she was third in the Boston Marathon. The same place she took with her personal best of 2:32:57 hours in 1987 at the Berlin Marathon. Each Fourth it was established in 1988 at the Great North Run and the 1989 Berlin Marathon. In a marathon, the World Athletics Championships 1991 in Tokyo, she came in 16th place.
In 1993 she won the Frankfurt Marathon and the 1994 Vienna City Marathon.
Overall, they played in her career from 1978 to 1998 65 marathons. From 1989 to 1992 she was four consecutive national champion in the half marathon. In addition, she won national titles in cross country (1981 ), in cross country ( 1990) and more than 1500 m ( 1988), 3000 m (1990, 1991) and 5000 m ( 1990).