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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Anita Hakenstad, Anne Jahren, Are Nakkim, Arne Kvalheim, Arne Larsen (cross-country skier), Arne Risa, Audun Weltzien, Axel Simonsen, Bente Moe, Britt Pettersen, Brynhild Synstnes, Christin Sorum, Einar Ostby, Ernst Larsen, Espen Borge, Frode Lillefjell, Georg Braathe, Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, Grete Kirkeberg, Grete Waitz, Gunhild Haugen, Hallgeir Brenden, Harald Gronningen, Heidi Weng, Henrik J. Lisaeth, Hilde Hovdenak, Inge Simonsen, Ingrid Kristiansen, Ingunn Hultgreen Weltzien, Ivar Egeberg, Jakob Kjersem, Jan Fjaerestad, Jan Voje, Jim Svenoy, Johannes Andersen (athlete), Johan Stoa (sportsperson), John Halvorsen, John Systad, Jon Tvedt, Karl Johan Rasmussen, Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu, Knut Boro, Knut Kvalheim, Magnar Lundemo, Marit Myrmael, Marius Bakken, Martin Stokken, Mensen Ernst, Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset, Odd Rasdal, Olaf Hovdenak, Pal Benum, Parelius Finnerud, Per Halle, Reidar Andreassen, Rolf Hansen (athlete), Sissel Grottenberg, Stig Roar Husby, Stine Larsen, Susanne Wigene, Thorvald Wilhelmsen, Thor Helland, Tor Torgersen, Viktor Olsen, Oistein Saksvik, Oyvind Dahl. Excerpt: Grete Waitz (1 October 1953 - 19 April 2011) was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. Waitz won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history. She also won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a gold medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. Born Grete Andersen in Oslo, Norway, Waitz was a talented young runner, but had difficulty in getting her parents to take her potential profession seriously. This was a time when female athletes were not given the necessary support and funding needed to compete at the top level. However, Waitz ran at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in the 1500 metres, and to support her
