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Willy Rasmussen
Willy Lorang Rasmussen (3 December 1937 – 12 August 2018) was a Norway, Norwegian javelin thrower. He placed twelfth at the 1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw, 1958 European Championships, fifth at the Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw, 1960 Olympic Games and ninth at the 1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw, 1962 European Championships. He also competed at the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw, 1964 Olympic Games and the 1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw, 1966 European Championships without reaching the final. Rasmussen won the national title in 1958, 1959, 1961 and 1965. He represented the clubs Bergkameratene and IK Tjalve. His personal best throw was 84.18 metres (old type), achieved in August 1961 on Bislett stadion. This put him seventh on the Norwegian all-time list, behind Terje Pedersen, Per Erling Olsen, Reidar Lorentzen, Bjørn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongsberg
Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud, Viken county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and forestry for centuries, and is the site of high technology industry including the headquarters of Norway's largest defence contractor Kongsberg Gruppen. Kongsberg, formerly spelled Konningsberg ( "King's Mountain"), was developed as a mining city on the basis of the Kongsberg Silver Mines, founded by and named after King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway in 1624. The king invited German engineers and other specialists from Saxony and the Harz region to help build the mining company. As a mining city, Kongsberg had a distinct urban culture that contrasted with its surroundings, strongly influenced by the traditions of mining communities in Germany and where the German language was extensively used in mining business and for religious s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
