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Norwegian race walker (born 1972)
Kjersti Tysse Plätzer (born Tysse ; 18 January 1972) is a
Norwegian
race walker , who won the silver medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics in
Sydney , in the 20 kilometres race. She finished 12th in the same race in the
2004 Olympic Games in Athens and 4th in the
2007 World Championships in Osaka. At the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing , she again won a silver medal in the 20 kilometres race.
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Born in
Os, Hordaland , she is the older sister of
Erik Tysse and is married to former German middle distance runner
Stephan Plätzer , who is also her coach. They have two children, Kiara Lea and Sebastian.
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing
Norway
1986
World Junior Championships
Athens ,
Greece
5th
5000m
23:09.99
European Championships
Stuttgart ,
West Germany
11th
10 km
48:28
1987
World Race Walking Cup
New York City ,
United States
17th
10 km
46:28
1994
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
16th
10 km
46:10
1998
European Championships
Budapest, Hungary
9th
10 km
43:49
1999
World Championships
Seville, Spain
9th
20 km
1:32:42
2000
European Race Walking Cup
Eisenhüttenstadt ,
Germany
3rd
20 km
1:27:53
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
2nd
20 km
1:29:33
2001
European Race Walking Cup
Dudince ,
Slovakia
—
20 km
DNF
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
—
20 km
DSQ
2002
European Championships
Munich, Germany
—
20 km
DSQ
2003
World Championships
Paris, France
—
20 km
DSQ
2004
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
12th
20 km
1:30:49
2006
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
4th
20 km
1:28:45
2007
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
4th
20 km
1:31:24
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
2nd
20 km
1:27:07
2009
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
—
20 km
DSQ
2007 World Championships in Osaka,Japan 20 km 4th place
2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China 20 km 2nd place