Svein Inge Valvik (born 20 September 1956) is a retired Norwegian discus thrower. He represented SK Vidar, IF Kamp-Vestheim, IK Tjalve, Stabæk IF and Urædd. He finished seventh in the discus final at the 1994 European Championships with a throw of 62.02 metres. He competed at the

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and

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, ...

as well as the World Championships in

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and

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without reaching the final. He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in the years 1977, 1985 and 1990-1996. His personal best throw was 68.00 metres, achieved in May 1982 in Juárez. This makes him the second best discus thrower in Norwegian history after

Knut Hjeltnes Knut Hjeltnes may refer to: * Knut Hjeltnes (athlete) Knut Hjeltnes (born December 8, 1951) is a former college coach and track & field athlete from Norway. Hjeltnes, who was born in Øystese, has won 20 National Championships; 11 in Discus th ...

.Norwegian all-time list discus throw
He currently works as a teacher at Porsgrunn Videregående Skole.

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* 1956 births Living people Norwegian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub