Steinar Hoen (born 8 February 1971) is a retired

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er. He represented

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during his senior career. He has been the meeting director for the

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since 2007. His indoor and outdoor bests are both 2.36 m – these are also the Norwegian records for the event.

Career

In his early career he finished eleventh at the 1990 World Junior Championships, fourteenth at the 1991 World Championships, ninth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships and ninth at the

1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, it ...

. He competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

together with Håkon Särnblom without reaching the finals. In 1994 he finished fourth at the European Indoor Championships before winning the

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in August with a jump of 2.35 metres. This result was a competition record for exactly twelve years, until

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surpassed it by 2.36 m. Hoen came close to medals in 1995, with fourth places from both the World Indoor Championships and

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, before he won another European medal with a bronze medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. He then finished fifth at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, eighth at the

1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault. There were a total numb ...

, fourth at the 1997 World Championships and sixth at the 1998 European Championships. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1991 and 1993-1998. His personal best jump was 2.36 metres, achieved in July 1997 in

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. This is the current Norwegian record. He cleared 2.30 metres or more 32 times, whereas Särnblom only cleared this height or more twice. Hoen already had a personal indoor best of 2.36 m, from February 1994 in

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. Hoen intended to make a brief comeback at the 2006 Norwegian championships, but failed to show up at the competition.Results - 2006 Norwegian championships, day three
He lives at

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Competition record

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoen, Steinar 1971 births Living people Norwegian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway European Athletics Championships medalists Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games