Bjørn Arnold Dagfinn Bang Andersen (born 14 November 1937) is a former Norwegian

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter.

Biography

He finished ninth at the 1966 European Championships with a throw of 17.84 metres. In addition he competed at the European Championships in

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and

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

without reaching the finals. He never participated in the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1961-1966, 1968 and 1970-1974. Andersen finished second behind

Vilmos Varjú Vilmos Varjú (; 10 June 1937 – 17 February 1994) was a Hungarian shot putter. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in 3rd, 13th and 8th place, respectively. Varjú won European titles in 1962 and 1966 and won ...

in the shot put event at the British

1965 AAA Championships The 1965 AAA Championships was the 1965 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 9 to 10 July 1965 at White City Stadium in London, England. Summary The C ...

. His career best throw was 19.29 metres, achieved in August 1972 at

Stavanger stadion Stavanger Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Stavanger, Norway. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of Viking FK. The stadium opened on 13 August 1917, and was able to hold 17,555 people at the end of its life as ...

. This places him ninth among Norwegian shot putters.Norwegian all-time list shot put

References

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