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Ingvild Ryggen Carstens

b. 1980

Norwegian ski mountaineer, heptathlete and pentathlete

Athletics competitor Ski mountaineerPentathlete
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About Ingvild Ryggen Carstens

Born 1980. Ingvild Ryggen Carstens is a Norwegian athletics competitor, ski mountaineer and pentathlete.

Ingvild Ryggen Kristinsdatter Carstens (born 14 October 1980) is a Norwegian ski mountaineer and former heptathlete.

Carstens hails from Trondheim, and attended the Trondheim Cathedral School. Currently she lives in Innsbruck, Austria, where she studied at the university.

Selected results Together with Malene Haukøy and Mari Fasting, she participated in the Norwegian women's relay team at the 2011 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering, which finished eighth.

As a heptathlete she achieved 4.478 points as her personal best; in May 2004 in Las Vegas.

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Important facts

Born
14 October 1980, Trondheim
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Athletics competitor, ski mountaineer, pentathlete
Nationality
Norway
Education
University of Innsbruck
Also known as
Ingvild Ryggen Kristinsdatter Carstens

People in Ingvild Ryggen Carstens's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

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b. 1985
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b. 1991
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ingvild Ryggen Carstens?

Norwegian ski mountaineer, heptathlete and pentathlete

When was Ingvild Ryggen Carstens born?

Ingvild Ryggen Carstens was born on 14 October 1980 in Trondheim.

What is Ingvild Ryggen Carstens's occupation?

Ingvild Ryggen Carstens is an athletics competitor, ski mountaineer and pentathlete.

What nationality is Ingvild Ryggen Carstens?

Ingvild Ryggen Carstens is Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ingvild Ryggen Carstens

· Wikidata: Q6033556

· DBpedia: Ingvild Ryggen Carstens

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