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Norway
Career 1936 - 2009
Best year 1978
Total points 85
Best results 1x 1. World Championship
All-time rank
#19

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

Categories

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
2009 World Championship 50 km walk Men 1 12 Trond Nymark
2008 Olympic Games 20 km walk Women 2 12 Kjersti Plätzer
2008 World Race Walking Team Championships 50 km walk Men 3 2 Trond Nymark
2006 World Race Walking Team Championships 50 km walk Men 2 4 Trond Nymark
2000 Olympic Games 20 km walk Women 2 12 Kjersti Plätzer
1983 European Indoor Championships 5 km walk Men 3 1 Erling Andersen
1979 World record - annual holding 20 km walk Women 1 1 Thorill Gylder
1979 World Race Walking Team Championships 5 km walk Women 3 2 Thorill Gylder
1979 World Race Walking Team Championships Teams 20 km walk Women 3 6 -
1979 Own WR improvement 10 km walk Women 1 4 Thorill Gylder
1978 World record - improvement 20 km walk Women 1 8 Thorill Gylder
1978 World record - improvement 10 km walk Women 1 8 Thorill Gylder
1940 World record - annual holding 50 km walk Men 1 1 Edgar Bruun
1939 World record - annual holding 50 km walk Men 1 1 Edgar Bruun
1938 World record - annual holding 50 km walk Men 1 1 Edgar Bruun
1938 European Championship 50 km walk Men 3 1 Edgar Bruun
1937 World record - annual holding 50 km walk Men 1 1 Edgar Bruun
1936 World record - improvement 50 km walk Men 1 8 Edgar Bruun
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