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Bookmark or Share- Marathoner Grete Waitz Has Died : The Two-Way - NPR"Grete Waitz, the elite Norwegian runner who won nine New York City Marathons and a silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, died Tuesday after a six-year battle with cancer. She was...
- Grete Waitz - WikipediaGrete 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.
- Grete Waitz, Marathon Champion, Dies at 57 - The New York TimesGrete 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...
- Remembering Grete Waitz - Runner's WorldGrete Waitz, who lost a six-year battle with cancer early today, was the world's most humble marathon superstar. She never, ever called attention to herself.
- Marathon Legend Grete Waitz Dies After Battle With CancerGrete Waitz, the Norwegian runner who won nine New York City Marathons and the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, died Tuesday after a six-year battle with cancer.
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