Kari Karlsen

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Kari Karlsen
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born5 February 1952
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventhigh jump
ClubOslo Idrettslag

Kari Karlsen (born 5 February 1952) is a retired Norwegian high jumper, who was selected for the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

Karlsen represented Oslo IL and finished tenth at the 1970 European Indoor Championships, eleventh at the 1971 European Indoor Championships and thirteenth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships. [2] She became Norwegian champion in the years 1970-1973. [3]

Karlsen finished third behind Debbie Brill in the high jump event at the British 1971 WAAA Championships. [4] [5]

Her personal best jump was 1.80 metres, achieved in July 1971 in London. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Norwegian international athletes - K Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ Norwegian championships in high jump Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. ↑ "Women's AAA Results" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 18 July 1971. Retrieved 7 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Norwegian all-time list high jump Archived 2008-08-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)


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