Andreas Thorkildsen
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| Medal record | |||
 Thorkildsen at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. |
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| Men's athletics | |||
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Javelin throw | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2005 Helsinki | Javelin throw | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 2006 Gothenburg | Javelin throw | |
Andreas Thorkildsen (born April 1, 1982 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian athlete.
Thorkildsen won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. In 2006 he won the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. He holds the junior world record for javelin throw at 83.87 m set in 2001, and the Norwegian record for javelin throw at 91.59 m set on 2 June, 2006 at Bislett Stadion, Oslo, Norway.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 11th | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | ||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | ||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st |
[edit] Result progression
- 1999 - 72.11 m
- 2000 - 77.48 m
- 2001 - 83.87 m
- 2002 - 83.43 m
- 2003 - 85.72 m
- 2004 - 86.50 m
- 2005 - 89.60 m
- 2006 - 91.59 m
[edit] External link
| Olympic champions in men's javelin throw |
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| 1908: Eric Lemming | 1912: Eric Lemming | 1920: Jonni Myyrä | 1924: Jonni Myyrä | 1928: Erik Lundqvist | 1932: Matti Järvinen | 1936: Gerhard Stöck | 1948: Tapio Rautavaara | 1952: Cyrus Young | 1956: Egil Danielsen | 1960: Viktor Tsybulenko | 1964: Pauli Nevala | 1968: Jānis Lūsis | 1972: Klaus Wolfermann | 1976: Miklós Németh | 1980: Dainis Kūla | 1984: Arto Härkönen | 1988: Tapio Korjus | 1992: Jan Železný | 1996: Jan Železný | 2000: Jan Železný | 2004: Andreas Thorkildsen |
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