Andreas Thorkildsen
Thorkildsen at an athletics convention
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 April 1982 Kristiansand, Norway |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Norway
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kristiansand IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Åsmund Martinsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Javelin throw: 91.59 m (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andreas Thorkildsen (born 1 April 1982) is a former Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion. He was Olympic champion in 2004 and 2008, European champion in 2006 and 2010, World Champion in 2009 as well as a three-time silver medalist at the World championships in 2005, 2007 and in 2011. He set a world junior record in 2001. He has a personal best of 91.59 m set in 2006.
Thorkildsen's father Tomm Thorkildsen is a former javelin thrower, achieving a personal best throw of 71.64 metres in 1974. His mother Bente (née Amundsen) became national champion in the 100 metres hurdles in 1972, representing Hamar IL. He has one older brother. He took his secondary education at Kristiansand Cathedral School.
Thorkildsen's relationship with the Norwegian hurdler Christina Vukicevic generated some unwanted publicity on his part. When Thorkildsen and Vukicevic won the King's Cup for men and women respectively at the 2006 Norwegian championships, Thorkildsen left the stadium to avoid photographers, whom he had shown the finger the previous day. Thorkildsen has performed as a fashion model for former footballer Martin Dahlin, fronting his 2007 winter and autumn collections.
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