Isabelle Pedersen (born January 27, 1992) is an Norwegian

Norwegians

Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...

 hurdling

Hurdling

Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...

 athlete. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics

2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 13th World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 19–25 July 2010. A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the Championships, 22 by male...

, she won a gold medal in the 100 m hurdles.

Career

At the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics

2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics

The 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the sixth edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held in Brixen, Italy from 8–12 July 2009. Athletes must be aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2009 to compete....

, Pedersen won the gold in the 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) with a time of 13.23 seconds. In winning, she became Norway's first ever world youth champion. Her time of 13.20 in the semifinals was a national record and third all-time youth best.

At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Pedersen won the gold with a time of 13.30 seconds, a national junior record.

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