Category Archives: Kjersti Tysse-Plätzer

Oct 01 0 comments
Beijing 2008, Kjersti Tysse-Plätzer

iaaf.org – After 25 international seasons Plätzer shows how to end a career on a high

iaaf.org – After 25 international seasons Plätzer shows how to end a career on a high .

The culmination of 25 international seasons has left Kjersti Plätzer drained but satisfied, upon retaining her IAAF Race Walking Challenge title.

“I’m, empty but very relieved.” said the 37-year-old Norwegian a week after the IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final in Saransk, and six weeks after being disqualified in Berlin. “Now I can retire on a high which is so important for me.”

Such a long career has several beginnings – in Plätzer’s case due to injuries and motherhood. With her coach, Stephan, also her husband it may be a little intrusive to enquire deeply about some of their planning – but, what shines through is Plätzer’s sense of enjoyment of competition and the love of a challenge.

Mar 15 0 comments
IAAF World Race Walking Challenge, Kjersti Tysse-Plätzer

Sánchez and Plätzer take repeat victories in Chihuahua as 2009 Race Walking Challenge opens

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Chihuahua, Mexico – Mexico’s 2008 World Cup bronze medallist Eder Sánchez and Norway’s defending overall Challenge champion and two-time Olympic silver medallist Kjersti Plätzer repeated their 20km victories from last year as the 2009 IAAF Race Walking Challenge got underway in this northern Mexican city.

The local favourite held off strong opposition from Colombia’s Luis Fernando Lopez in the last 5km, as did Plätzer from Portugal’s Inés Henriques to emerge as the first Challenge leaders of 2009.

Jan 09 0 comments
Kjersti Tysse-Plätzer

Plätzer planning the climax to her race walking saga

IAAF – Approaching the age of thirty seven (on 18 January), and having seemingly achieved neat enough symmetry to her Olympic career in Beijing by winning a silver medal in what will be her last Games to match her achievement in the first Olympic outing in Sydney back in 2000, you’d have been forgiven for expecting Norway’s Kjersti Plätzer to be planning a quieter 2009.

Yet Plätzer has decided that for one more year she will juggle motherhood, business life and elite athletics; braving hard training along the dark and icy roads around Softeland.

But, why not, when in 2008 she also became the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge winner and, almost injury free, walked faster than ever. The new year finds her inspired by dreams of glory to come.

Nov 21 0 comments
Berlin 2009, Kjersti Tysse-Plätzer

Kjersti Tysse-Plätzer of Norway to retire after 2009 World Championships

OSLO (NOR): Olympic silver medalist at 20 km walk, the 36-years old Kjersti Tysse-Plätzer of Norway, announced that in 2009 she will end her career. It will happen after the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

RunBlogRun, 21 November