Georg Andersen (born 7 January 1963) is a

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ter. He represented

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IK Tjalve Idrettsklubben Tjalve is a Norway, Norwegian athletics (sport), athletics club from Oslo, founded on 27 December 1890. It is named after Þjálfi in Norse mythology. It is one of the most prominent athletics clubs in Norway, and numerous members h ...

and Urædd Friidrett. Early in his international career he finished twelfth at the 1985 European Indoor Championships, tenth at the 1986 European Championships, sixth at the 1988 European Indoor Championships and tenth at the

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. He then got his international breakthrough as he won bronze medals at the

1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final The 1988 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the fourth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 13 September at the Olympias ...

, 1989 World Indoor Championships, 1989 European Indoor Championships and 1990 European Championships and a silver at the

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.Norwegian international athletes - A
In 1991 he originally won the silver medal at the

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with a throw of 20.81 metres, but as he was found using

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he was retroactively disqualified. He returned from the doping suspension to compete at the 1995 World Championships, but failed to qualify for the final round there. He became Norwegian champion in 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1995. His personal best throw was 20.86 metres, achieved in August 1990 in

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. This ranks him second among Norwegian shot putters, only behind

Lars Arvid Nilsen Lars Arvid Nilsen (born 15 April 1965 in Notodden) is a retired Norwegian shot putter. He represented Urædd Friidrett. He finished fifth at the 1986 European Championships, fifth at the 1987 World Indoor Championships, tenth at the 1 ...

. Georg Andersen is working as a police officer. His son Stian Andersen competed at the 2005 World Youth Championships in octathlon.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersen, Georg 1963 births Living people Norwegian male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway Norwegian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics European Athletics Championships medalists Norwegian police officers Athletes stripped of World Athletics Championships medals World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian people