Kjersti Tysse Plätzer (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.
Born in Os Municipality, 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.
Achievements Representing 1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece5th5000m23:09.99European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany11th10 km48:281987World Race Walking CupNew York City, United States17th10 km46:281994European Championships Helsinki, Finland16th10 km46:101998European Championships Budapest, Hungary9th10 km43:491999World Championships Seville, Spain9th20 km1:32:422000European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 3rd20 km1:27:53Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2nd20 km1:29:332001European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia—20 kmDNFWorld Championships Edmonton, Canada—20 kmDSQ2002European Championships Munich, Germany—20 kmDSQ2003World Championships Paris, France—20 kmDSQ2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece12th20 km1:30:492006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden4th20 km1:28:452007World Championships Osaka, Japan4th20 km1:31:242008Olympic Games Beijing, China 2nd20 km1:27:072009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany—20 kmDSQ
References
2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan 20 km 4th place 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China 20 km 2nd place
External links Kjersti Plätzer website
Kjersti Plätzer retirement feature