Trine Hattestad
Personal information
Birth nameElsa Katrine Solberg
Born18 April 1966 (1966-04-18) (age 58)
Lørenskog, Norway
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country Norway
SportTrack and field
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsNR 69.48 m (2000)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Javelin
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Javelin
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart Javelin
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens Javelin
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Seville Javelin
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Helsinki Javelin

Elsa Katrine Hattestad (née Solberg; born 18 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European, World, and Olympic Champion, and broke the world record twice.[1] Her personal best, set in 2000, of 69.48 m is the Norwegian record. It also ranks her fifth on the overall list.

Career

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Hattestad made her international debut at the 1981 European Junior Championships, finishing fifth. The following year, at the age of just 16, she competed in the European Championships for seniors. By the beginning of the 1990s, Hattestad was one of the best female javelin throwers in the world. In 1993, she won her first major international title, the World Championships in Stuttgart as well as the IAAF Golden Four. To that, she added the 1994 European title. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, she won the bronze medal. The following year, she regained the World Championships. At the 1999 World Championships, she lost the title again, finishing third, but in 2000 she won the only title missing in her career with a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney.[2]

Personal life

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In her youth, she was a promising handball player in her country, playing for a club in the second tier of the Norwegian league system.

She has four children with her former husband Anders Hattestad. They divorced in 2017.[3]

Competition record

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*All results with the old model javelin unless noted.

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Norway
1983 European Junior Championships Schwechat, Austria 2nd 61.40 m
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 5th 64.52 m
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 9th 59.52 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 24th (q) 55.30 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 18th (q) 58.82 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 5th 63.36 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 5th 63.54 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 1st 69.18 m
1994 Goodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia 1st 65.74 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 68.00 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 3rd 64.98 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 1st 68.78 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 63.16 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 66.06 m[4]
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 1st 68.91 m[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Trine Hattestad". Norsk biografisk leksikon (snl.no). Retrieved 14 July 2016. (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Hattestad finally wins javelin gold
  3. ^ Trine Hattestad: Den tidligere OL-stjerna bekrefter bruddet. Skilles etter 28 år som mann og kone
  4. ^ a b New model
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Awards and achievements Preceded byGabriela Szabo Women's European Athlete of the Year 2000 Succeeded byStephanie Graf Sporting positions Preceded byPetra Felke Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1991 Succeeded byNatalya Shikolenko Preceded byNatalya Shikolenko Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1993 Succeeded byNatalya Shikolenko Preceded bySteffi Nerius Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1997 Succeeded byTanja Damaske Preceded byTanja Damaske Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1999 – 2000 Succeeded byOsleidys Menéndez Awards Preceded byLasse Kjus Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 2000 Succeeded byOlaf Tufte


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