Katarina Sederholm

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Katarina Sederholm
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Hoff in June 2022
Personal information
Full nameKatarina Sederholm Hoff
Born (1968-06-19) 19 June 1968 (age 55)
Weight94.35 kg (208.0 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Norway.svg Norway
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class+75 kg
TeamNational team
Updated on 28 September 2016.

Katarina Sederholm, married Hoff (born 19 June 1968) is a Finnish-Norwegian shot putter and weightlifter.

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She competed at the 1994 European Athletics Championships in her native Finland, but finished last. [1] She never became Finnish champion, but won the Finnish indoor championships in 1997. [2]

In 1998 she became a Norwegian citizen, and competed at the 1998 European Championships, again without reaching the final. [3] She became Norwegian champion in 1998, 1999 and 2000 before she retired. She represented the club Stjørdal FIK. [4]

Her personal best throw was 17.49 metres, achieved in 1996. [5] When becoming Norwegian, she immediately set a Norwegian indoor record with 17.25 metres in Stange. The Norwegian outdoor record was 99 centimetres shorter, and when the outdoor season approached, Sederholm set three Norwegian records in a Bislett stadion meet in May 1998: 16.62—16.73—17.00 metres. She improved further to 17.09 metres in June 1998 in Lidingö and 17.11 metres in July 1998 in Hämeenkyrö. [6] The outdoor and indoor records still stand.

As a weightlifter she competed in the +75 kg category when representing Norway at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. [7] She won the bronze medal in the 83+ class at the 1997 European Weightlifting Championships.

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
World Championships
1999 Flag of Greece.svg Piraeus, Greece +75 kg 100100100---------------0---
1998 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland +75 kg 92.597.510081201251257222.57

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References

  1. ↑ "Women Shot Put European Championships 1994 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Finnish Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Women Shot Put European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kule/Shot Put". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "S". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rekordenes Utvikling/Progression of the Records Women Tekniske øvelser/Field events". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Katariina Sederholm". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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