Vdiq Grete Waitz, vrapuesia norvegjeze qe e fitoi 9 here Maratonen e Nju Jorkut

Vdiq   Grete Waitz, vrapuesia qe e fitoi 9 here Maratonen e Nju  Jorkut
 
 
New York City: A model ambassador for the  NYCM, this Norwegian school 
teacher dominated this marathon a total of 9 times!  Prior to her first NYCM, 
she had never ran – be it trained or raced – a marathon  distance before. In 
1991, Waitz was named Female Runner of the Quarter Century  by Runner’s 
World magazine. She considers finishing the 1992 race with then Race  Director 
Fred Lebow her 10th victory
 
Grete Waitz, the Norwegian marathoner who won the New York City Marathon  
nine times, died today at age 57. She had been battling cancer for the past 
six  years and passed away in Oslo. She won the 1978-80, 1982-86, and 1988 
NYC  Marathons, leaving the race organizers to call her "The Greatest Champion 
in New  York City Marathon History." Waitz's husband convinced her to enter 
the race—her  first marathon—in 1978; she was expected to be a pace 
setter, but ended up  winning and setting a world record, 2 hours, 32 minutes, 30 
seconds.
 
Waitz, a school teacher who ran the 1,500-meter and 3,000-meter events in  
the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, said of the 1978 victory, "I came to New York 
with  my husband to celebrate my retirement [from running]. I left for New 
York  determined to continue my teaching and maybe have kids. But, instead, I 
quit my  job teaching and never had kids. I always got excited when I came to 
New York  for the marathon. Winning was a highlight each and every time." 
She was a  familiar face at NYC Marathon events, and, in 1992, NYC Marathon 
founder Fred  Lebow wanted to run the marathon before he succumbed to brain 
cancer, so Waitz  ran and walked the race with him. Waitz called it "the most 
emotional race of my  life... We both ran the last two miles crying." 
 
Norwegian Athletics Federation president Svein Arne Hansen said, "Grete is  
in my eyes one of the greatest Norwegian athletes of all time. Not only 
through  her performances in the sport, but also as a role model for women in 
sports."  /B.Sina/
 





 
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