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DeutschBerit Berthelsen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 5 April 1944 in Hakadal, Nittedal, Viken, Norway |
| Died | 13 February 2022 (aged 77) Bærum, Viken, Norway |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Sprints, long jump, pentathlon |
| Club | IL Tyrving, Bærum |
Berit Berthelsen (née Tøien, 25 April 1944 – 13 February 2022) was a Norwegian athlete. She represented IL Tyrving, as well as her national team.
Biography
[edit]Born in Norway, Berthelsen was educated at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[1] Berthelsen dominated long jump and sprints events in the Nordic countries during the 1960s. At the Nordic Championships in 1965 she won five gold medals (100 m, 200 m, 400 m, long jump and relay). She won the European Indoor Games in long jump in 1967 and 1968, and won a European Championships bronze medal in 1969. She finished seventh at the 1964 Summer Olympics and ninth at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1968 she also competed in pentathlon, finishing eighteenth.[2]
Throughout her career she won 35 national championships in individual events, and set 29 national records. Her long jump record of 6.56 metres was set on 10 September 1968 and stood for almost 41 years until Margrethe Renstrøm broke it on 1 August 2009, with a 6.64 m jump.[3] She finished second behind Mary Rand in the long jump event at the British 1964 WAAA Championships.[4][5]
Berthelsen won the British WAAA Championships title at the 1966 WAAA Championships[6] and the 1967 WAAA Championships.[7][8]
She died on 13 February 2022, at the age of 77.[9]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway | ||||
| 1967 | European Indoor Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1st | Long jump |
| 1968 | European Indoor Games | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Long jump |
| 1969 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | Long jump |
References
[edit]- ^ Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.
- ^ "Oppsummering". www.friidrett.no. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Thoresen, Thore-Erik (1 August 2009). "Hoppet inn i historiebøkene". Norges Fri-idrettsforbund (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Little Daphne Zips to Records". Sunday Express. 5 July 1964. Retrieved 28 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Fleet-footed Anne has that gold-medal look". Sunday Express. 3 July 1966. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Board may forgive Anne". Sunday Express. 2 July 1967. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Fakta om Berit Berthelsen". Varingen. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
