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Biography
Isabelle Pedersen (born January 27, 1992) is a Norwegian hurdling athlete. At the 2010 World Junior Championships, she won a gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles.
Career
At the 2009 World Youth Championships, Pedersen became the world champion in the 100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) in a time of 13.23. In the semifinals, she ran a 13.20 which was a European record for U18 class until 2011. At the 2010 World Junior Championships, Pedersen won the 100 meters hurdles in a time of 13.30 and in the process set a new Norwegian junior record. She was awarded the Karoline Price the same year.
The following year, Pedersen won silver in the 100 meters hurdles at the 2011 European Junior Championships. She finished in 13.37 and was beaten by Finn Nooralotta Neziri by three hundredths of a second. In 2011, Pedersen improved her Norwegian junior record with a time of 13.21.
At the 2012 European Championships in Helsinki, she was eliminated in the preliminary round of the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 13.38. During the 2012/13 indoor season, she managed to improve her personal record at the 2013 European Indoor Championships to 8.18 in the 60 metres hurdles and took the semifinals. In the outdoor season, she opened the season promising with a time of 13.06 in a strong tailwind. During the Bislett Games, she improved her personal best time of 13.16 seconds in the approved wind. During friidrettsgalaen in Mannheim, Germany, she further improved her personal record to 13.04. Thus, she qualified at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow (B standard). At the World Championships, she finished 30th overall with a time of 13.43 and did not advance past the heats. In July 2013, Pedersen competed at the 2013 European U23 Championships and won gold in the final with a time of 13.12, ahead of Pole Karolina Kolczek (13.30).
At the 2014 European Team Championships, Pedersen won the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 13.18. At the 2015 European Indoor Championships, Pedersen finished 5th in the 60 metres hurdles with a time of 7.96.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway | |||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 12th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.82 (wind: -0.3m/s) |
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 1st | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.23 |
| – | Long jump | DNS | |||
| European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.49 | |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.30 (wind: +0.9m/s) |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.37 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 21st (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.38 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 16th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.22 |
| European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.12 (wind: -0.1m/s) | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 30th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.43 | |
| 2014 | European Team Championships | Braunschweig, Germany | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.18 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 7.96 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 8th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.86 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 17th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.20 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.88 | |