Grete Waitz
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Grete Waitz, née Andersen was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. In 1979, at the New York City Marathon, she became the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two
Waitz in New York City in 2010
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Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the
Grete Waitz
…information Born 1 October 1953 Oslo, Norway Died 19 April 2011 (aged 57) Oslo, Norway Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight 120 lb (54 kg) Sport Country Norway Sport Sport of athletics Event Marathon Medal record Women's athletics Representing Norway Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Marathon World Championships…
Opening of Ohthere's Old English account, translated: "Ohthere told his lord Ælfrede king that he lived northmost of all Norwegians…"
The Oseberg ship at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo
Viking swords found in Norway, preserved at the Bergen Museum
The dragon head of the Myklebust Ship on display at Sagastad in Nordfjordeid