Erik Tysse
 Tysse at the 2015 European Race Walking Cup | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 December 1980 Bergen, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Norway |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 20km Race Walk |
Erik Tysse (born 4 December 1980) is a Norwegian race walker. He has competed at four editions of the World Championships in Athletics and represented Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]He began his international career at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics, and finishing in 17th place at his first major event – the 2002 European Athletics Championships. He finished ninth in the men's 20 km race at the 2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, but set a Norwegian record of 1:20:34 in the process. He was one of the top performers on the circuit in 2007 and finished second in the rankings in the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge that year. Tysse improved upon his past performance, finishing in sixth place at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, and he also improved his national mark to 1:19:11.[2]
Repeating his 2008 victory, he won the 2010 Grande Premio Internacional en Marcha Atletica meeting in Rio Maior, beating Yohann Diniz to the finish line. He stated his intent to reach the podium at the upcoming 2010 European Athletics Championships.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Tysse is the younger brother of Kjersti Plätzer and is coached by her husband Stephan Plätzer. His idol is Jefferson Pérez.[citation needed]
Doping
[edit | edit source]On 8 July 2010 Tysse was suspended from all competitions, after findings of CERA (EPO) in his blood tests from Sesto San Giovanni in Italy.[4] Tysse has professed his innocence.[5] He received a two-year ban for doping and the sanction was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[6] The ban ended 7 July 2012.
Achievements
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ 20 Kilometres Race Walk - M Final. IAAF (2008-05-10). Retrieved on 2010-04-11.
- ^ Fernandes, António Manuel (2010-04-11). Santos and Tysse take Rio Maior wins – IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-11.
- ^ Caught using doping, 3 gen EPO Archived 22 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ CAS 2011/A/2353 Erik Tysse v. Norwegian Athletics Federation & International Association of Athletics Federations Archived 31 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Profiles of 2007 World Championships athletes - Norwegian Athletics Association (in Norwegian)
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