Margrethe Renstrøm

Margrethe Renstrom ( born March 21, 1985 in Søgne ) is a Norwegian athlete. She specializes in the long jump. At a height of 1.79 m her competition weight is 60 kg.

Life

Margrethe Renstrom grew up in painted timber near Kristiansand. Your club there was Søgne IL; there she was coached by her mother, Reidun Renstrom. In 2005 she moved to IK Tjalve, an athletics club from Oslo. Margrethe Renstrom works as a physiotherapist at the University of Oslo.

Achievements

The Norwegian Women's Championship in the long jump she won six times: 2002 (6.08 m ), 2003 ( 6.26 m ), 2005 ( 6.11 m ), 2007 (6.33 m ), 2008 (6.33 m) and 2009 ( 6.64 m). In the Norwegian indoor championship in the long jump in 2006 became 5.86 m Second, in 2009, she won with 6.08 m. In the triple jump, she won for a third place in 2005 with 12.84 m, the Norwegian Women's Championship in 2006 and 2007 with 13.25 m 12.84 m. The Norwegian Hall Women's Championship in the triple jump in 2005 she won with 12.71 m.

Your first major international success in the long jump, she had at the Olympic Festival of European Youth 2001 in Murcia, where she won the gold medal with 6.15 meters. Your 6,64 m at the Norwegian Championship 2009 in Lillehammer was a Norwegian record, which they surpassed the then longest unbroken record in the Norwegian Athletics. He was previously at 6.56 m by Berit Berthelsen from the year 1968. At the European Championships 2010 in Barcelona they improved in qualifying with 6.68 m their Norwegian record, ended up in the final with 6.18 m but only on the 13th Place. At the European Championships 2012 in Helsinki, she received a bronze medal for her jump of 6.67 m. Your participation in the 2012 Olympics, where she was reported, she had to cancel due to a foot injury on the day of qualifying starts in London.

Personal best

Outdoor

  • Long Jump: 6.68 meters on July 27, 2010 in Barcelona ( Norwegian record )
  • Triple Jump: 13,25 m on 28 July 2006 in Oslo

Hall

  • Long Jump: 6.16 meters on February 3, 2007 in Bergen
  • Triple Jump: 12,71 m on 12 February 2005 in a Tube
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