Finn Bendixen (born 27 June 1949) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

er. He represented Lillesand IL and IF Kamp-Vestheim. He finished fourteenth in the long jump final at the 1971 European Championships with a jump of 7.32 metres. He also competed at the 1969 European Championships and the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

without reaching the finals. He became Norwegian champion in long jump in 1970, 1972, 1979 and 1980. His personal best jump was 7.97 metres, achieved in June 1972 in Stockholm. This result places him second among Norwegian long jumpers, only behind Kristen Fløgstad. In the

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he was a member of the medical committee from 1977 through 1978.

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1949 births Living people Norwegian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub