Trine Hattestad

Elsa Katrine Hattestad (née Solberg; born 18 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European, World, and Olympic Champion, and broke the world record twice.[1] Her personal best, set in 2000, of 69.48 m is the Norwegian record. It also ranks her fifth on the overall list.

Trine Hattestad

Personal information
Birth name	Elsa Katrine Solberg
Born	18 April 1966 (1966-04-18) (age 54) Lørenskog, Norway
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	NR 69.48 m (2000)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Norway Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Javelin 1996 Atlanta Javelin World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Javelin 1997 Athens Javelin 1999 Seville Javelin European Championships 1994 Helsinki Javelin

Career

Hattestad made her international debut at the 1981 European Junior Championships, finishing fifth. The following year, at the age of just 16, she competed in the European Championships for seniors. By the beginning of the 1990s, Hattestad was one of the best female javelin throwers in the world. In 1993, she won her first major international title, the World Championships in Stuttgart as well as the IAAF Golden Four. To that, she added the 1994 European title. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, she won the bronze medal. The following year, she regained the World Championships. At the 1999 World Championships, she lost the title again, finishing third, but in 2000 she won the only title missing in her career with a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney.[2]

Personal life

In her youth, she was a promising handball player in her country, playing for a club in the second tier of the Norwegian league system.

She has four children with her former husband Anders Hattestad. They divorced in 2017.[3]

Competition record

*All results with the old model javelin unless noted.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Norway
1983	European Junior Championships	Schwechat, Austria	2nd	61.40 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	5th	64.52 m
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	9th	59.52 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	24th (q)	55.30 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	18th (q)	58.82 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	5th	63.36 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	5th	63.54 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	69.18 m
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	1st	65.74 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	68.00 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	3rd	64.98 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	68.78 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	63.16 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	66.06 m[4]
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	1st	68.91 m[4]

References

1. "Trine Hattestad". Norsk biografisk leksikon (snl.no). Retrieved 14 July 2016. (in Norwegian)
2. Hattestad finally wins javelin gold
3. Trine Hattestad: Den tidligere OL-stjerna bekrefter bruddet. Skilles etter 28 år som mann og kone
4. New model

External links

• Trine Solberg-Hattestad at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Gabriela Szabo	Women's European Athlete of the Year 2000	Succeeded by Stephanie Graf
Sporting positions
Preceded by Petra Felke	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1991	Succeeded by Natalya Shikolenko
Preceded by Natalya Shikolenko	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1993	Succeeded by Natalya Shikolenko
Preceded by Steffi Nerius	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1997	Succeeded by Tanja Damaske
Preceded by Tanja Damaske	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1999 – 2000	Succeeded by Osleidys Menéndez
Awards
Preceded by Lasse Kjus	Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 2000	Succeeded by Olaf Tufte