Susanne Wigene (born 12 February 1978 in Haugesund) is a Norwegian middle and long distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. She also competes over the 1500, 3000 and 3000 m steeplechase distances.

She won the silver medal over 10 000 m at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden in 30:32,26 minutes, thus improving her personal best by well over 2 minutes. She also finished 7th in the 5,000m at the same event.

Susanne Wigene

She has competed for the clubs Haugesund IL, IL Runar, SK Vidar and IK Tjalve. In IK Tjalve she is coached by Knut Kvalheim.

Susanne Wigene

Personal bests

According to IAAF Biography

1500 metres – 4:13.01 min (Florø, June 4, 2005) 3000 metres – 8:40.23 min (Zürich, August 19, 2005) 5000 metres – 14.48,53 min (Brussels, August 26, 2005) 10 000 metres – 30.32,36 min (Ullevi, August 7, 2006) 3000 metres Steeplechase – 9.45,21 min (Königs Wusterhausen, September 10, 2004)

Susanne Wigene

References

1978 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Haugesund

Norwegian female long-distance runners

European Athletics Championships medalists

Norwegian schoolteachers

Norwegian female steeplechase runners

Norwegian female middle-distance runners

20th-century Norwegian women

20th-century Norwegian people

21st-century Norwegian women