Born in Os, Hordaland, she is the older sister of Erik Tysse and is married to former German middle distance runner Stephan Plätzer, who is also her coach. They have two children, Kiara Lea and Sebastian.
kjersti, plätzer, kjersti, tysse, plätzer, born, tysse, january, 1972, norwegian, race, walker, silver, medal, 2000, summer, olympics, sydney, kilometres, race, finished, 12th, same, race, 2004, olympic, games, athens, 2007, world, championships, osaka, 2008, . Kjersti Tysse Platzer born Tysse 18 January 1972 is a Norwegian race walker who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in the 20 kilometres race She finished 12th in the same race in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and 4th in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she again won a silver medal in the 20 kilometres race 2 3 Olympic medal recordWomen s athleticsOlympic Games2000 Sydney 20 km walk2008 Beijing 1 20 km walkBorn in Os Hordaland she is the older sister of Erik Tysse and is married to former German middle distance runner Stephan Platzer who is also her coach They have two children Kiara Lea and Sebastian Achievements EditYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting Norway1986 World Junior Championships Athens Greece 5th 5000m 23 09 99European Championships Stuttgart West Germany 11th 10 km 48 281987 World Race Walking Cup New York City United States 17th 10 km 46 281994 European Championships Helsinki Finland 16th 10 km 46 101998 European Championships Budapest Hungary 9th 10 km 43 491999 World Championships Seville Spain 9th 20 km 1 32 422000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhuttenstadt Germany 3rd 20 km 1 27 53Olympic Games Sydney Australia 2nd 20 km 1 29 332001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince Slovakia 20 km DNFWorld Championships Edmonton Canada 20 km DSQ2002 European Championships Munich Germany 20 km DSQ2003 World Championships Paris France 20 km DSQ2004 Olympic Games Athens Greece 12th 20 km 1 30 492006 European Championships Gothenburg Sweden 4th 20 km 1 28 452007 World Championships Osaka Japan 4th 20 km 1 31 242008 Olympic Games Beijing China 2nd 20 km 1 27 072009 World Championships Berlin Germany 20 km DSQReferences Edit Berglund Nina Norway walks to silver Aftenposten Archived from the original on 2008 08 23 Retrieved 2008 08 21 Solholm Rolleiv Olympic Women s Walk Silver for Norway The Norway Post Archived from the original on 2012 12 20 Retrieved 2008 08 21 Athlete Biography PLATZER Kjersti Tysse Beijing 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 09 02 Retrieved 2008 08 21 2007 World Championships in Osaka Japan 20 km 4th place 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing China 20 km 2nd placeExternal links EditKjersti Platzer website Kjersti Platzer at World Athletics Kjersti Platzer retirement feature This biographical article relating to Norwegian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kjersti Platzer amp oldid 1095860492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
