Jan Sagedal (born 19 June 1960) is a retired

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ter. He represented Froland IL, Sørild FIK and

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Biography

He finished fourteenth at the 1984 European Indoor Championships, thirteenth at the 1990 European Indoor Championships, thirteenth at the

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and ninth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the World Championships in

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and

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without reaching the finals. He became Norwegian champion in 1986 and 1998. His personal best throw was 20.76 metres, achieved in June 1986 in

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. This would have been a new Norwegian record at the time if not

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 ...

put the shot 20.91 metres in

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the same day. Sagedal's result places him third among Norwegian shot putters through all time, behind Nilsen and Georg Andersen. In 1987 Sagedal was found guilty of

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doping together with four other Norwegian shot putters. In 1992 he tested positive for

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, and was suspended for four years.

References

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