Per Erling Olsen (born 30 March 1958) is a former

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javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...

er. He represented

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. His personal best throw was 90.30 metres (old type), achieved in June 1983 on

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. At the

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he finished ninth in the javelin final with a throw of 78.98 metres. He finished tenth at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics and fifth at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. He became Norwegian champion from 1980-1984.Norwegian championships in javelin throw

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* 1958 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway Norwegian male javelin throwers {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub