Line Kloster

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Line Kloster
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Line Kloster in 2022
Personal information
Born (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 34)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 m hurdles, 400 m
Club Asker SK (−2009)
SK Vidar (2010−)
Coached by Petar Vukičević

Line Kloster (born 27 February 1990) is a Norwegian athlete specialising in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. [1] She reached the semifinal of the 2013 European Indoor Championships where she set a new national indoor record of 52.78 narrowly missing the final.

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 5th (h)100 m hurdles13.731
4th4 × 400 m relay3:41.86
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 7th400 m 54.18
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:37.74
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th (sf)400 m 52.78
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 25th (h)400 m hurdles 54.27
13th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:36.57
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 22nd (h)400 m 54.21
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 12th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:31.73
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 10th (sf)400 m hurdles 55.78
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 29th (h)400 m hurdles 56.45
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 12th (sf)400 m hurdles 55.63
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (sf)400 m hurdles 55.43
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 6th400 m hurdles 55.29

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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