Grete Waitz – #2 All-time Marathon Athlete
Personal Stats
D.O.B: 10.01.53
N.O.C: Norway
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 53 kg
Final Year of Competition: 1988
Years Top 10: 6
Personal Bests
Mile: 4:26.90 (United Kingdom 1978)
10 Miles: 53:05 (United States 1979)
5km: 15:29 (United States 1984)
10km: 31:28 (Norway 1984)
15km: 47:52 (United States 1984)
20km: 1:08.21 (United States 1979)
25km: 1:22:28 (Germany 1986)
800m: 2:05.05 (Czech 1977)
1,000m: 2:39.4 (United Kingdom 1977)
1,500m: 4.00.55 (Czech 1978)
2,000m: 5:47.1 (Australia 1979)
3,000m: 8.31.75 (Norway 1979)
5,000m: 15:08.80 (Norway 1982)
Half Marathon: 1:07:50 (Norway 1982)
Marathon: 2.24.54 (United Kingdom 1986)
In many ways Waitz changed the perception and the trajectory of female distance running
In many ways Waitz changed the perception and the trajectory of female distance running – her achievements inspired women across the generations, winning Marathons and breaking records for over a decade (including being the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two and a half hours)! ✊
Waitz won the inaugural World Championships Marathon in 1983 as well as winning 11 Marathon Majors, of which the New York Marathon she crossed the finish line first on a staggering nine occasions!!!
