Anna Margrete Sletsjøe

Anna Margrete Sletsjøe (born 22 December 1997) is a Norwegian canoeist. She represented Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Anna Margrete Sletsjøe
Personal information
Born (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 28)
Sport
CountryNorwegian
SportCanoe sprint
Canoe marathon
Event(s)K-1 5000 m, K-2 500, K-4 500

Career

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In August 2024, Sletsjøe represented Norway at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the K-4 500 metres and finished in seventh place with a time of 1:35.02.[1]

In June 2025, she competed at the 2025 Canoe Marathon European Championships and won a gold medal in the K-1 and a silver medal in the K-1 short race.[2] In August 2025, she competed at the 2025 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a bronze medal in the K-1 5000 metres with a time of 23:10.86. This was Norways's first medal at the 2025 Sprint World Championships.[3] The next month she competed at the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and won a bronze medal in the K-1 event with a time of 1:58:41.00. She also competed in the K-1 short race and finished in fifth place.[4][5]

Personal life

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Sletsjøe is the daughter of Arne Sletsjøe and Ingeborg Rasmussen, who are both former canoeists.[6]

References

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  1. "Team Norway to the podium at the Summer Olympics". norwegianamerican.com. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. "Portuguese pair fight back to grab gold on sizzling day in Samarkand". canoeicf.com. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. "Endelig norsk medaljejubel i padle-VM – Sletsjøe vant bronse på 5000 meter". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 24 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. "Andersson and Pedersen strike back in Gyor as Bragato ends Babak's streak". canoeicf.com. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. "Bronse til Sletsjøe i maraton-VM i padling". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. "Tung på venstresiden". Budstikka (in Norwegian). 7 April 2010. pp. 36–37.
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