Margrethe Renstrøm
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Margrethe Renstrøm is a Norwegian
long jump
er. She has competed with modest results in international junior and senior championships, most notably the 2009 World Championships
. She is best known for her personal best is 6.64 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Lillehammer
, which is the current Norwegian record
. When she broke the record, it was the oldest existing athletics record in Norway. Renstrøm also has 13.25 metres in the triple jump, achieved in July 2006 at Bislett stadion
.
, and represented the club Søgne IL in her early career. This is the same club that Kristen Fløgstad
, the Norwegian record holder in the men's long jump, once belonged to.
At the 2001 European Youth Olympic Festival
she won the gold medal with a jump of 6.15 metres, one centimetre ahead of silver medalist Elysée Vésanes. In the qualification round she had jumper 5.98 metres. She also competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay
, but the Norwegian team did not finish the race. In 2002 she made her debut at the European Cup
, but failed to register a valid jump. She finished tenth in the triple jump at the 2003 European Junior Championships, having registered 12.70 in the qualification and 12.78 in the final round. In the period before 2005 she won two Norwegian national titles in the long jump; in 2002 and 2003.
Her personal best remained 6.15 for many years, as she registered 6.08 metres in 2002, 6.10 metres in 2003, 6.06 metres in 2004 and 6.11 metres in 2005. In the triple jump she recorded 12.88 metres in 2003, only 12.03 metres in 2005 before soaring back to 13.03 metres in 2006. Also, in June 2001 she achieved 1.69 metres in the high jump
, an all-time best for her. She has a personal best in the 100 metres hurdles
of 14.39 seconds, achieved on Nadderud stadion in June 2002.
In the autumn of 2004 she moved to Oslo
to study at the University of Oslo
. She joined the club IK Tjalve
and started training under Dan Simion
. From time to time she also participated in training sessions for a national high jump project, where Simion was involved for a period. She was reluctant to set any goals for the future, but had to do it as a part of the national association's talent program. Her goals at the time was 6.25 metres in the long jump and 13.00–13.20 metres in the triple jump. She later started training with her mother, and also started studying physiotherapy. Her father is a coach in Kristiansand-based club Kristiansands IF
.
, where she qualified for the final with a 6.27 m leap, but then only managed 6.10 to finish eleventh.
Between 2006 and 2008 she won five national gold medals, taking doubles in long and triple jump in both 2006 and 2007. Also she won the long jump gold medal in 2008. Her strongest rival was heptathlete Ida Marcussen
, whom she beat with only three centimetres in 2005 and six centimetres in 2006. She has one medal in the standing long jump
a silver medal which she won at the 2006 Norwegian Indoor Championships behind Stine Kufaas
. Her three long jump golds all came with personal best jumps; 6.32 metres in 2006 and 6.33 metres in both 2007 and 2008. She jumped 13.25 in winning the 2006 national triple jump title at Bislett stadion, and this still stands as her career best.
. She then improved further to 6.42 during the summer. At the 2009 Norwegian Championships at Stampesletta
in Lillehammer
, she entered the long jump competition, but started out with two fouls. In the third jump she leaped to 6.64 metres in +0.4 m/s tailwind
. This was a new Norwegian record
, beating Berit Berthelsen's 6.56 mark. Achieved in 1968, it had been the oldest Norwegian athletics record. Renstrøm was awarded with about from a monetary fund set up to attract would-be record breakers.The oldest Norwegian athletics record is now Arne Tvervaag's 3.71 metres in the standing long jump, achieved in November 1968. She was a contender for the King's Cup, an award to the best male and female athlete at the Norwegian Championships, but the Cup instead went to race walker Kjersti Tysse Plätzer
. Following the record jump she competed at the 2009 World Championships
. With a jump of 6.31 metres in the qualification she failed to reach the final.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
er. She has competed with modest results in international junior and senior championships, most notably the 2009 World Championships
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
The women's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on 21 and 23 August.-Medalists:-Records:Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows....
. She is best known for her personal best is 6.64 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, which is the current Norwegian record
Norwegian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Norway maintained by its national athletics federation: Norges Fri-Idrettsforbund .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not officially ratifiedOT = oversized track...
. When she broke the record, it was the oldest existing athletics record in Norway. Renstrøm also has 13.25 metres in the triple jump, achieved in July 2006 at Bislett stadion
Bislett stadion
Bislett Stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here...
.
Early life and career
She hails from SøgneSøgne
Søgne is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Søgne was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Greipstad was separated from Søgne on 1 July 1913....
, and represented the club Søgne IL in her early career. This is the same club that Kristen Fløgstad
Kristen Fløgstad
Kristen Fløgstad is a former Norwegian athlete from Søgne in Vest-Agder. He represented Kristiansands IF.He won the national championships in triple jump ten times and in long jump six times , being awarded the King's Cup once...
, the Norwegian record holder in the men's long jump, once belonged to.
At the 2001 European Youth Olympic Festival
European Youth Olympic Festival
European Youth Olympic Festival, known by its initials EYOF, is a biennial multi-sport event for youth athletes from the 48 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. EYOF has a summer edition, held for the first time in Brussels in 1991, and a winter edition, which began...
she won the gold medal with a jump of 6.15 metres, one centimetre ahead of silver medalist Elysée Vésanes. In the qualification round she had jumper 5.98 metres. She also competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
, but the Norwegian team did not finish the race. In 2002 she made her debut at the European Cup
European Cup (athletics)
The European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...
, but failed to register a valid jump. She finished tenth in the triple jump at the 2003 European Junior Championships, having registered 12.70 in the qualification and 12.78 in the final round. In the period before 2005 she won two Norwegian national titles in the long jump; in 2002 and 2003.
Her personal best remained 6.15 for many years, as she registered 6.08 metres in 2002, 6.10 metres in 2003, 6.06 metres in 2004 and 6.11 metres in 2005. In the triple jump she recorded 12.88 metres in 2003, only 12.03 metres in 2005 before soaring back to 13.03 metres in 2006. Also, in June 2001 she achieved 1.69 metres in the high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
, an all-time best for her. She has a personal best in the 100 metres hurdles
100 metres hurdles
The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...
of 14.39 seconds, achieved on Nadderud stadion in June 2002.
In the autumn of 2004 she moved to Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
to study at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. She joined the club IK Tjalve
IK Tjalve
Idrettsklubben Tjalve is a Norwegian athletics club from Oslo, founded on 27 December 1890. It is named after Þjálfi in Norse mythology.It is one of the most prominent athletics clubs in Norway, and numerous members have represented Norway in international competitions.IK Tjalve uses the Bislett...
and started training under Dan Simion
Dan Simion
Dan Simion is a retired Romanian triple jumper.He competed at the 1983 World Championships without reaching the final round.His personal best jump was 17.09 metres, achieved in May 1983 in Sofia...
. From time to time she also participated in training sessions for a national high jump project, where Simion was involved for a period. She was reluctant to set any goals for the future, but had to do it as a part of the national association's talent program. Her goals at the time was 6.25 metres in the long jump and 13.00–13.20 metres in the triple jump. She later started training with her mother, and also started studying physiotherapy. Her father is a coach in Kristiansand-based club Kristiansands IF
Kristiansands IF
Kristiansands Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Kristiansand, founded in 1921. It has sections for athletics and handball.The athletics team uses the stadium Kristiansand Stadion....
.
Post-teenages
In 2005 she won her third national long jump title, and also the bronze medal in the triple jump. In 2006 she had her second outing in the European Cup (in the Second League), and she performed well for the Norwegian team with one second place and one third place. In 2007 she competed at the European U23 Championships2007 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 6th European Athletics U23 Championships was held between 12 and 15 July 2007 in the Gyulai István Athletic Stadium in Debrecen, Hungary.- Men :- Women :-Medal table:-References:General*-External links:**...
, where she qualified for the final with a 6.27 m leap, but then only managed 6.10 to finish eleventh.
Between 2006 and 2008 she won five national gold medals, taking doubles in long and triple jump in both 2006 and 2007. Also she won the long jump gold medal in 2008. Her strongest rival was heptathlete Ida Marcussen
Ida Marcussen
Ida Marcussen is a Norwegian heptathlete. She represents IK Våg, having changed clubs from Kristiansands IF in 2006....
, whom she beat with only three centimetres in 2005 and six centimetres in 2006. She has one medal in the standing long jump
Standing long jump
The standing long jump is an athletics event. It was an Olympic event until 1912.In performing the standing long jump, the jumper stands at a line marked on the ground with their feet slightly apart. The athlete takes off and lands using both feet, swinging their arms and bending their knees to...
a silver medal which she won at the 2006 Norwegian Indoor Championships behind Stine Kufaas
Stine Kufaas
Stine Kufaas is a Norwegian high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.93 metres, achieved in June 2010 at a national competition at Lillehammer. She has 1.92 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2010 in Eskilstuna...
. Her three long jump golds all came with personal best jumps; 6.32 metres in 2006 and 6.33 metres in both 2007 and 2008. She jumped 13.25 in winning the 2006 national triple jump title at Bislett stadion, and this still stands as her career best.
Breakthrough
In 2009 she improved her personal best again. She started with 6.18 and 6.23, and then achieved 6.36 metres during the Bislett GamesBislett Games
The Bislett Games is an annual track and field event at the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League. It is sponsored by ExxonMobil and officially known as the ExxonMobil Bislett Games.-History:The first...
. She then improved further to 6.42 during the summer. At the 2009 Norwegian Championships at Stampesletta
Stampesletta
Stampesletta is a multi-use stadium complex in Lillehammer, Norway. Owned and operated by Lillehammer Municipality, it consists of a track and field venue, an artificial turf football field, three natural grass football fields, a gravel field and natural grass training pitches...
in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, she entered the long jump competition, but started out with two fouls. In the third jump she leaped to 6.64 metres in +0.4 m/s tailwind
Wind assistance
Wind assistance is a term in track and field, which refers to the wind level during a race or event as registered by a wind gauge. Wind is one of many forms of weather which can affect sport....
. This was a new Norwegian record
Norwegian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Norway maintained by its national athletics federation: Norges Fri-Idrettsforbund .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not officially ratifiedOT = oversized track...
, beating Berit Berthelsen's 6.56 mark. Achieved in 1968, it had been the oldest Norwegian athletics record. Renstrøm was awarded with about from a monetary fund set up to attract would-be record breakers.The oldest Norwegian athletics record is now Arne Tvervaag's 3.71 metres in the standing long jump, achieved in November 1968. She was a contender for the King's Cup, an award to the best male and female athlete at the Norwegian Championships, but the Cup instead went to race walker Kjersti Tysse Plätzer
Kjersti Tysse Plätzer
Kjersti Tysse Plätzer 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 the same race in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and 4th in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka...
. Following the record jump she competed at the 2009 World Championships
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
The women's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on 21 and 23 August.-Medalists:-Records:Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows....
. With a jump of 6.31 metres in the qualification she failed to reach the final.