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Grete Waitz
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Born
October 1
,
1953
·
Oslo, Norway
Died
April 19
,
2011
·
Oslo, Norway
(cancer)
Birth name
Grete Andersen
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Grete Waitz was born on October 1, 1953 in Oslo, Norway. She was married to Jack Nilsen. She died on April 19, 2011 in Oslo, Norway.
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Jack Nilsen
(1975 - April 19, 2011) (her death)
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Won the New York City Marathon 9 times, and the silver medal in the Women's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Runner who won the New York City Marathon nine times.
In 1975, Andersen married Jack Nilsen, and they settled on his mother's name, Waitz, as their married name.
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