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Bookmark or Share- 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...
- Distance running legend Grete Waitz passes away, memorial ...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.
- Grete Waitz | Marathon runner, Olympian, World Champion ...Grete Waitz was a Norwegian marathoner who dominated women’s long-distance running for more than a decade, winning the New York City Marathon nine times between 1978 and 1988 (she did not compete in 1981 or 1987). Waitz began as a middle-distance runner and at age 17 set a 1,500-metre European.
- Grete Waitz - New York Road RunnersGrete 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.
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