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Grete Andersen-Waitz (Oslo, 1º ottobre 1953 – Oslo, 19 aprile 2011) è stata una maratoneta e mezzofondista norvegese, campionessa mondiale di maratona a Helsinki 1983.
Grete Waitz (née Andersen, 1 October 1953 – 19 April 2011) was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. In 1979, at the New York City Marathon, she became the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two and a half hours.
19 apr 2011 · The IAAF is deeply saddened by the news that Grete Waitz, a legendary pioneer in women's Marathon running, passed away today after fighting a long battle with cancer.
19 apr 2011 · Grete Waitz, the Norwegian schoolteacher who won more New York City Marathons — nine — than anyone else, and whose humility and athleticism made her a singularly graceful champion and a role...
12 nov 2021 · With her record of nine New York City Marathon wins, 12 marathon majors, her world records and international success in long distance running, Grete Waitz contributed to the development of sport for women globally and in her home country Norway.
6 nov 2020 · Grete Waitz salutes the Helsinki crowd after her 1983 World Championship win. Yet the Oslo-born former geography teacher was determined to end her season on a high and just over one month after her Seoul sorrow she returned to New York in pursuit of title number nine.
Grete Waitz was the first female world-class track athlete to to move to the marathon. When she came to New York in 1978 to run her first marathon, Waitz didn't just win the race—she set a world record.
