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Kjersti Plätzer

1972 - Today

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Kjersti Tysse Plätzer (born Tysse; 18 January 1972) is a Norwegian race walker, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the 20 kilometres race. She finished 12th in the same race in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and 4th in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she again won a silver medal in the 20 kilometres race. Born in Os, Hordaland, she is the older sister of Erik Tysse and is married to former German middle distance runner Stephan Plätzer, who is also her coach. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Kjersti Plätzer is the 3,295th most popular athlete (down from 3,018th in 2024), the 709th most popular biography from Norway (down from 692nd in 2019) and the 71st most popular Norwegian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kjersti Plätzer ranks 3,295 out of 6,025. Before her are Herta Anitaș, Alexander Yegorov, Maikro Romero, Eric Lamaze, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, and Milcah Chemos Cheywa. After her are Li Huifen, Sandra Wagner-Sachse, Yuko Arimori, Olga Yegorova, Rolf Thorsen, and Ricardo Santos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Kjersti Plätzer ranks 821. Before her are Martin Stenmarck, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Nikola Lončar, Noboru Yamaguchi, Léon van Bon, and Maikro Romero. After her are Corinne Rey-Bellet, Dane Cook, Olga Yegorova, Ioamnet Quintero, Loek van Wely, and Andreas Jakobsson.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Kjersti Plätzer ranks 709 out of 1,039. Before her are Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (1971), Mortiis (1975), Hanne Haugland (1967), Jan Einar Thorsen (1966), Cecilie Leganger (1975), and Tord Gustavsen (1970). After her are Linda Medalen (1965), Carl Frode Tiller (1970), Haddy N'jie (1979), Øyvind Leonhardsen (1970), Ole Kristian Furuseth (1967), and Gro Hammerseng-Edin (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Norway

Among athletes born in Norway, Kjersti Plätzer ranks 71. Before her are Anne Elvebakk (1966), Gunn Margit Andreassen (1973), Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (1996), Ann Kristin Flatland (1982), Sturla Holm Lægreid (1997), and Hanne Haugland (1967). After her are Olaf Tufte (1976), Geir Moen (1969), Alexander Os (1980), Per Sætersdal (1964), Dag Bjørndalen (1970), and Bent Ånund Ramsfjell (1967).

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