Mette Bergmann
Encyclopedia
Mette Bergmann is a retired discus throw
er from Kråkerøy
, Norway
. Her personal best throw was 69.68 metres, achieved in May 1995 in Florø
. This is the current Norwegian record.
She represented the clubs Fredrikstad IF
and SK Vidar
.
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er from Kråkerøy
Kråkerøy
Kråkerøy is an island and a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway.The island of Kråkerøy was separated from Glemmen as a municipality of its own January 1, 1908. At that time Kråkerøy had a population of 3,311. The rural municipality was merged with the city of Fredrikstad January 1, 1994...
, Norway
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...
. Her personal best throw was 69.68 metres, achieved in May 1995 in Florø
Florø
is a town and the administrative centre of Flora municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is also a former municipality that existed for just over 100 years. The town was founded on the Florelandet island between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden by royal decree in 1860. In...
. This is the current Norwegian record.
She represented the clubs Fredrikstad IF
Fredrikstad IF
Fredrikstad Idrettsforening is a Norwegian athletics club from Fredrikstad, founded on 4 September 1896.As a stadium the club uses the Sentralidrettsanlegget in Lisleby, a borough of Fredrikstad. They hosted the Norwegian athletics championships in 2003....
and SK Vidar
SK Vidar
Sportsklubben Vidar is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It has sections for track and field, triathlon and archery.-Organization:The club was founded in 1919. It was later a member of the Workers' Sports Federation before the war....
.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | European Championships 1986 European Championships in Athletics The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.-Track:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Field:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Track:... |
Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
11th | Discus 1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus These are the official results of the Women's discus throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Final:-See also:* 1982 Women's European Championships Discus Throw... |
| 1990 | European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics The 16th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 August to 14 August 1994 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, Finland.-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:... |
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12th | Discus 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus These are the official results of the Women's discus throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of sixteen participating athletes... |
| 1994 | European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics The 16th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 August to 14 August 1994 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, Finland.-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:... |
Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | |
| 1995 | World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 12, 1995.... |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:... |
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9th | |