Anita Håkenstad

Anita Håkenstad (born 19 February 1968) is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in marathon races and cross-country running. She now competes in mountain running.

Anita Håkenstad
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1968-02-19) 19 February 1968
Oslo, Norway
Sport
Country Norway
Sport
Event(s)Long-distance running
Medal record
Mountain running
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World LD Championships (individual) 1 0 0
Total 1 0 0

Her highest place from the IAAF World Cross Country Championships was a 30th place from 1986. The same year she finished sixth in the 3000 metres at the inaugural World Junior Championships in Athletics. In the World Cross Country team competition her highest place was sixth in 1987. In the marathon she finished 48th at the 1996 Summer Olympics and competed at the World Championships in 1995 and 1997 without managing to finish.[1] She became Norwegian champion in 5000 metres in 1987,[2] and in half marathon in 1996.[3]

Personal bests

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Norway
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 6th 3000m 9:12.80
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — Marathon DNF
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 48th Marathon 2:43:58
1997 Stockholm Marathon Stockholm, Sweden 1st Marathon 2:33:26
World Championships Athens, Greece — Marathon DNF
2007 Jungfrau Marathon Interlaken, Switzerland 1st Marathon 3:23:06

References
  1. Norwegian international athletes - H Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. Norwegian championships in 5000 metres Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. Norwegian championships in half marathon Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. Norwegian all-time list 5000 metres (in Norwegian)
  5. Norwegian all-time list half marathon (in Norwegian)
  6. Norwegian all-time list marathon (in Norwegian)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anita Håkenstad". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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