Gitte Karlshøj (born 14 May 1959 in Lyderslev, Stevns, Sjælland, Denmark)[1] is a Danish long-distance runner.
At almost 45 years of age, Gitte Karlshøj won the open division of the Hong Kong Marathon in 2004.
Starting her career at a fairly late age (early twenties), she teamed up with runner Flemming Jensen as her first coach and trainer.
Karlshøj starred as a personal trainer for DR2 runners who ran the New York Marathon in Tema on Saturday in November 2006.
She is a physiotherapist at Team Denmark in Aarhus and lecturer in business and sports clubs.