Susanne Wigene
Encyclopedia
Susanne Wigene is a Norwegian
middle and long distance runner who specializes in the 5000
and 10,000 metres. She also competes over the 1500, 3000 and 3000 m steeplechase distances.
She won the silver medal over 10 000 m at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics
in Gothenburg, Sweden in 30:32,26 minutes, thus improving her personal best by well over 2 minutes. She also finished 7th in the 5,000m at the same event.
She has competed for the clubs Haugesund IL
, IL Runar
, SK Vidar
and IK Tjalve
. In IK Tjalve she is coached by Knut Kvalheim
.
in Gothenburg, Sweden
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...
middle and long distance runner who specializes in the 5000
5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
and 10,000 metres. She also competes over the 1500, 3000 and 3000 m steeplechase distances.
She won the silver medal over 10 000 m at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics
2006 European Championships in Athletics
The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"...
in Gothenburg, Sweden in 30:32,26 minutes, thus improving her personal best by well over 2 minutes. She also finished 7th in the 5,000m at the same event.
She has competed for the clubs Haugesund IL
Haugesund IL
Haugesund Idrettslag is a Norwegian athletics club from Haugesund, founded in 1906.Its most prominent members are long-distance runners Susanne Wigene, Karl Johan Rasmussen and Bente Landøy as well as jumpers Eugen Haugland, Terje Haugland and Hanne Haugland. The latter are all related....
, IL Runar
IL Runar
Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, team handball, football and cross country skiing....
, 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....
and 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...
. In IK Tjalve she is coached by Knut Kvalheim
Knut Kvalheim
Knut Kvalheim is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner. He is the brother of Arne Kvalheim.He finished fourteenth at the 1974 European Championships , ninth at the 1976 Summer Olympics and ninth at the 1978 European Championships...
.
Honours
2006 European Championships in Athletics2006 European Championships in Athletics
The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"...
in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 10000 meter: Silver medal
Personal bests
According to IAAF Biography- 1500 metres – 4:13.01 min (FlorøFlorøis 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...
, June 4 2005) - 3000 metres – 8:40.23 min (ZürichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, August 19 2005) - 5000 metres – 14.48,53 min (BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, August 26 2005) - 10 000 metres – 30.32,36 min (UlleviUlleviUllevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...
, August 7 2006) - 3000 metres Steeplechase – 9.45,21 min (Königs WusterhausenKönigs WusterhausenKönigs Wusterhausen is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district of the state of Brandenburg in Germany.-Geographical location:Königs Wusterhausen – or "KW" as it is often called locally – lies on the Notte Canal and the river Dahme southeast of Berlin...
, September 10 2004)