Astrid Tveit
Encyclopedia
Astrid Tveit is a retired Norwegian
high jump
er. She represented Lillehammer IF
and IL i BUL
.
She finished tenth at the 1975 European Indoor Championships
, fifteenth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships
and tenth at the 1978 European Championships
. She also competed at the European Championships in 1974
and 1982
as well as the 1976 Summer Olympics
without reaching the finals. She became Norwegian champion in the years 1974-1979 and 1981.
Her personal best jump was 1.90 metres, achieved in June 1982 in Prague
. This places her third among Norwegian high jumpers, only behind Hanne Haugland
and Anne Gerd Eieland
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er. She represented Lillehammer IF
Lillehammer IF
Lillehammer Idrettforening is a Norwegian athletics club from Lillehammer, founded on 28 May 1919. At that time city already had four different sports teams; for cross country skiing , gymnastics , speed skating and football respectively.Its most prominent recent member is Morten Sand, who...
and IL i BUL
IL i BUL
Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag....
.
She finished tenth at the 1975 European Indoor Championships
1975 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 6th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in 1975 in Katowice, a large city in Poland.-Track:-Field:-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...
, fifteenth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships
1978 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 9th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Palasport di San Siro in Milan, a city in Italy, in 1978. It was the first time the championships was held in Italy.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com...
and tenth at the 1978 European Championships
1978 European Championships in Athletics
The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia.-Track:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |-Field:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |-Track:1971 |1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...
. She also competed at the European Championships in 1974
1974 European Championships in Athletics
The 11th European Athletics Championships was held from 2 September to 8 September 1974 in the Stadio Olimpico of Rome, the capital of Italy.-Track:1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 |1982-Field:1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 |1982-Track:1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 |1982...
and 1982
1982 European Championships in Athletics
The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Field:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...
as well as the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
without reaching the finals. She became Norwegian champion in the years 1974-1979 and 1981.
Her personal best jump was 1.90 metres, achieved in June 1982 in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. This places her third among Norwegian high jumpers, only behind Hanne Haugland
Hanne Haugland
Hanne Haugland is a former Norwegian high jumper. She represented the clubs Haugesund IL, IL i BUL, SK Vidar and IF Minerva during her senior career....
and Anne Gerd Eieland
Anne Gerd Eieland
Anne Gerd Eieland from Iveland, Aust-Agder is Norway's second best female high jumper of all time, behind Hanne Haugland. Eieland was undefeated in Norwegian competition from 2001 to 2005....
.