Ronny Nilsen (born 7 May 1971 in

Åsane Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the northern part of the city, north of the city centre. Åsane is connected to downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on t ...

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

) is a former Norwegian

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athlete who competed in the

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. He represented the

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club

IL Norna-Salhus Idrettslaget Norna-Salhus is a Norwegian athletics club from Salhus in Åsane, Bergen It was founded on 14 October 1935. The club originally had an association football section as well, but it split away in 1987 to form FK Bergen Nord. Since t ...

. He was a

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for many years, but since 1 September 2008 he is the head of sport of

Norges Friidrettsforbund The Norwegian Athletics Association ( no, Norges Friidrettsforbund, NFIF) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Norway, including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. The association is a mem ...

. He took part in the

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, 2005 World Championships in

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and the

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, but failed to get past the qualification rounds. Nilsen has a personal best of , which places him third on the Norwegian all-time list, behind

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and

Pål Arne Fagernes Pål Arne Fagernes (8 June 1974 – 4 August 2003) was a Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented Asker SK and IK Tjalve during his active career. As a junior, Fagernes competed on top national level in cycling, athletics, and cross country ski ...

. He competed for the club

. Nilsen is a graduate of the

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, and for many years worked at the Sentrum politistasjon in

. After a period as

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at NAV, he found a job as the head of sport at

Achievements

Medals at Norwegian championship

Nilsen has nine national medals in javelin, including two national titles.

References

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