Grete Waitz
Biography
Grete Waitz is an athlete with athletics and running results recorded on ATHRECS. Published performances include Marathon, Half Marathon and 5000 Metres. A recorded Marathon performance is 2:28:09 (timing unknown) at World Athletics Championships on 7 August 1983.
Grete Waitz's published record includes performances from 1978 to 1992 in 1500 Metres, Marathon, 3000 Metres, 5000 Metres, Half marathon. Selected recorded events include 1500m performance (1978; unverified record); NYC Marathon 1992 (1992; unverified record); NYC Marathon 1978 (1978; unverified record).
Achievements & next milestones
Achievements update from recorded results. A tick means the supporting results are verified.
Achieved
19 finishes completed
Based on 19 distinct completed events in your linked record.
Awaiting verification14 marathons completed
Based on 14 distinct completed events in your linked record.
Awaiting verificationFirst recorded half marathon
Based on 1 distinct completed half marathon in your linked record.
Verified4 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
Awaiting verification2 sports completed
At least one completed result in each sport; track and field count as Athletics, while road running and parkrun count as Running.
VerifiedRaced in 11 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
Awaiting verification- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1988
- 1990
- 1992
Each year counts once. A tick means at least one result from that year is verified.
Years without a tick are awaiting verification.
PB improved
A faster result after an earlier performance in the same sport, distance, surface and timing category.
Awaiting verification
Race wins by sport and distance
Overall, gender and age-category wins are listed separately. Ticks show checked results.
Athletics · Gender classification
5000m · 1 win
Verified
Running · Gender classification
Half marathon · 1 win
Verified
Running · Gender classification
Marathon · 9 wins
9 awaiting verification
Next milestones
25 finishes
6 more finishes needed
19 of 25 recorded
5 half marathons
4 more half marathons needed
1 of 5 recorded
20 marathons
6 more marathons needed
14 of 20 recorded
5 different countries
1 more different country needed
4 of 5 recorded
15 calendar years with a finish
4 more calendar years with a finish needed
11 of 15 recorded
Personal bests (PBs) & best performances
Grete Waitz’s road half marathon best recorded on AthRecs is 1:07:50 (verified), at Oslo Half Marathon performance on 1982-07-03.
Athletics · 1500m · Track
4:00.55PB
Awaiting verification1500m performance · 1978-09-03
Athletics · 3000m · Track
8:31.75PB
Awaiting verification3000m performance · 1979-07-17
Athletics · 5000m · Track
15:08.80PB
VerifiedOslo 5000m performance · 1982-06-26
Running · Half · Road
1:07:50PB
VerifiedOslo Half Marathon performance · 1982-07-03
Running · Marathon · Road
2:24:54PB
Awaiting verificationLondon Marathon · 1986-04-20
Career highlights
Grete Waitz's published record includes performances from 1978 to 1992 in 1500 Metres, Marathon, 3000 Metres, 5000 Metres, Half marathon.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
1500m performance
1978 · 1500 Metres
Performance: 4:00.55
Unverified recordNYC Marathon 1992
1992 · Marathon
Performance: 5:32:35
Unverified recordNYC Marathon 1978
1978 · Marathon
Performance: 2:32:29
Unverified record3000m performance
1979 · 3000 Metres
Performance: 8:31.75
Unverified recordOslo 5000m performance
1982 · 5000 Metres
Performance: 15:08.80
Source checkedOslo Half Marathon performance
1982 · Half marathon
Performance: 1:07:50
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 6–10 of 19 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 27 Oct 1985 | Completed event · Finisher · NYC Marathon 1985 | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | New York City | 2:28:34UnverifiedTiming unknown · Gun 2:28:34 | 73Completed event · Gold · 1st · Gender classification · Gender · 1stGender: 1 | —Bib f1 |
| Sun, 28 Oct 1984 | Completed event · Finisher · NYC Marathon 1984 | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | New York City | 2:29:30UnverifiedTiming unknown · Gun 2:29:30 | 57Completed event · Gold · 1st · Gender classification · Gender · 1stGender: 1 | —Bib f1 |
| Sun, 5 Aug 1984 | Completed event · Olympic Games · Finisher · Olympic GamesOlympic Games · final | Running | MarathonRoad | Los Angeles | 2:26:18UnverifiedTiming unknown | 2Completed event · Olympic Games · Silver · 2nd · Gender classification · Gender · 2ndGender: 2 | — |
| Sun, 6 May 1984 | Completed event · Finisher · 10 km road performance | Running | 10KRoad | —— | 31:28UnverifiedTiming unknown | — | — |
| Sun, 23 Oct 1983 | Completed event · Finisher · NYC Marathon 1983 | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | New York City | 2:27:00UnverifiedTiming unknown · Gun 2:27:00 | 141Completed event · Gold · 1st · Gender classification · Gender · 1stGender: 1 | —Bib f1 |
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