Katarina Sederholm, married Hoff (born (1968-06-19)19 June 1968) is a Finnish-Norwegian shot putter and weightlifter.

Katarina Sederholm
Hoff in June 2022
Personal information
Full nameKatarina Sederholm Hoff
Born (1968-06-19) 19 June 1968 (age 56)
Weight94.35 kg (208.0 lb)
Sport
Country Norway
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+75 kg
TeamNational team
Updated on 28 September 2016

She competed at the 1994 European Athletics Championships in her native Finland, but finished last.[1] She never became Finnish champion, but won the Finnish indoor championships in 1997.[2]

In 1998 she became a Norwegian citizen, and competed at the 1998 European Championships, again without reaching the final.[3] She became Norwegian champion in 1998, 1999 and 2000 before she retired. She represented the club Stjørdal FIK.[4]

Her personal best throw was 17.49 metres, achieved in 1996.[5] When becoming Norwegian, she immediately set a Norwegian indoor record with 17.25 metres in Stange. The Norwegian outdoor record was 99 centimetres shorter, and when the outdoor season approached, Sederholm set three Norwegian records in a Bislett stadion meet in May 1998: 16.62—16.73—17.00 metres. She improved further to 17.09 metres in June 1998 in Lidingö and 17.11 metres in July 1998 in Hämeenkyrö.[6] The outdoor and indoor records still stand.

As a weightlifter she competed in the +75 kg category when representing Norway at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[7] She won the bronze medal in the 83+ class at the 1997 European Weightlifting Championships.

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
1999   Piraeus, Greece +75 kg 100 100 100 --- --- --- --- --- 0 ---
1998   Lahti, Finland +75 kg 92.5 97.5 100 8 120 125 125 7 222.5 7

References

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  1. ^ "Women Shot Put European Championships 1994 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Finnish Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Women Shot Put European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Kule/Shot Put". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. ^ "S". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Rekordenes Utvikling/Progression of the Records Women Tekniske øvelser/Field events". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  7. ^ "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Katariina Sederholm". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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