Reidar Sørlie (12 March 1909 – 12 February 1969) was a

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discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

er. He finished fourth at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

with a throw of 48.77 metres and eighth at the 1938 European Championships with 46.36 metres. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1936-1939. The Norwegian championships were cancelled from 1940-1945 due to

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. Despite choosing a career as a driver, he was always known by his nickname: The Discus Thrower. His personal best discus throw was 51.57 metres, achieved in September 1937 in

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.Norwegian all-time list discus throw

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1909 births 1969 deaths Norwegian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub