Ingrid Kristiansen

Ingrid Kristiansen, born Ingrid Christensen on 21 March 1956, is a Norwegian former long-distance runner and one of the leading women in the event during the 1980s. She held the world records in the 5000 metres, the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the same time, and was the first athlete to win world titles on the track, the road and in cross-country. Her London Marathon time of 2:21:06 in 1985 stood as the record for thirteen years, and she won the London Marathon four times, the Boston Marathon twice and the Chicago and New York City marathons. She finished fourth in the first Olympic women marathon at Los Angeles in 1984 and dropped out of the 1988 Olympic 10,000 metres final in Seoul with a foot injury. She began as an elite cross-country skier and won 24 individual Norwegian championships.