Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu
Norwegian long-distance runner
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Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (née Melkevik May 29 May 1970) is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.
Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (right) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Marathon |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 29 May 1970 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Norway |
| Sport | Mountain running |
Biography
In the marathon event she finished 28th at the 2005 World Championships, 13th at the 2006 European Championships, 29th at the 2007 World Championships and 34th at the 2008 Olympic Games.[1] She won the Stockholm Marathon in 2007.
She became Norwegian champion in the 5000 metres in 2006,[2] in the 10,000 metres in 2006 and 2007[3] and in the half marathon in 2006.[4] She was born in Øystese,[5] and represents the sports club IL Gular.
Melkevik received attention when she changed her legal name from Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu to Kirsten Marathon Melkevik in September 2010.[6]
Personal bests
- 3000 metres - 8:58.74 min (2008) [7]
- 5000 metres - 16:00.51 min (2006) [8]
- 10,000 metres - 32:31.45 min (2008) [9]
- Half marathon - 1:10:19 hrs (2006) - fourth among Norwegian half marathon runners, only behind Ingrid Kristiansen, Grete Waitz and Stine Larsen.[10]
- Marathon - 2:29:12 hrs (2007) - fourth among Norwegian marathon runners, only behind Ingrid Kristiansen, Grete Waitz and Stine Larsen.[11]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Norway | |||||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 28th | Marathon | 2:35:08 |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 13th | Marathon | 2:35:59 |
| 2007 | Stockholm Marathon | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Marathon | 2:37:02 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 34th | Marathon | 2:34:35 |
