Andreas Thorkildsen is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He was the Olympic Champion in 2004 and 2008,European Champion in 2006 and 2010,and World Champion in 2009. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to simultaneously be European,World and Olympic Champion. He was also a three-time silver medalist at the World Championships,placing second in 2005,2007 and 2011. His personal best of 91.59 m,set in 2006,is the Norwegian record.
Byåsen Idrettslag is a multi-sport club from Trondheim,Norway. It has sections for association football,athletics,handball,orienteering,Nordic skiing,and cycling.
Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. He is of Serer heritage of the noble Ndure family. In 2002,he went to Oslo,aged 18 and settled with his father who has lived in Norway since the 1970s. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006,he holds Norwegian records in the 100 and holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in the 200 metres,and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances. He has a bronze medal from the African Championships and several top-three placings in IAAF Golden League meets and the IAAF World Athletics Final.
Gyula Pálóczi was a Hungarian athlete who specialized in the long jump and triple jump. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships,and due to his versatility the European Athletic Association has called him "the most successful jumper Hungary has ever produced".
Andrew Howe is an American-born Italian athlete who specializes in the long jump and sprinting. He won this event as well as the 200 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He was successful at senior level at a young age,winning a long jump bronze at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships before becoming the European Champion later that year. In 2007 he became the European Indoor Champion and won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump,with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships. He has a personal best long jump of 8.32 metres,achieved in October 2009 in Beirut,helping him to win the silver medal at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie.
Erling Rudolf Aastad was a Norwegian long jumper and sprinter.
Rune Nilsen was a Norwegian triple jumper. He represented IF Tønsberg-Kameratene and IL i BUL.
Haakon Werner Tranberg was a Norwegian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He represented Kristiansands IF.
Odd Bergh is a former Norwegian athlete who specialized in the triple jump and long jump.
Kongsberg Idrettforening is a Norwegian sports club from Kongsberg,founded in 1899. It has sections for athletics,gymnastics,alpine skiing,ski jumping,cross country skiing,telemark skiing,snowboarding,speed skating,ice hockey,football,and cycling.
Ngonidzashe Makusha is a Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper. He is the national record holder over 100 m and Long Jump for Zimbabwe with 9.89 s (+1.3 m/s) and 8.40 m (0.0 m/s) respectively. Both performances achieved during the 2011 NCAA Division I Championships in Des Moines,Iowa where he completed the 100 m long jump double. Following the 2 gold medals victory,Makusha became one of the only four,now five,athletes to win the double at the NCAA championships. The four others are DeHart Hubbard (1925),Jesse Owens,Carl Lewis (1981),and Jarrion Lawson (2016).
Fabrizio Donato is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He is known for winning gold medals at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and the 2009 European Indoor Championships,the latter in a new championship record of 17.59 metres. He is the Italian record holder with 17.60 metres outdoor and 17.73 indoor.
Strømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for football,athletics and gymnastics,and formerly had sections for bandy,orienteering,skiing,speed skating,swimming among other sports.
Margrethe Renstrøm is a Norwegian long jumper. She has competed with modest results in international junior and senior championships,most notably the 2009 World Championships. She is best known for her personal best is 6.68 metres,achieved in July 2010 in Barcelona,which is the current Norwegian record. When she broke the record,it was the oldest existing athletics record in Norway. Renstrøm also has 13.25 metres in the triple jump,achieved in July 2006 at Bislett stadion.
Arnfinn Moland is a Norwegian historian.
Kaare Strøm was a Norwegian long jumper and triple jumper.
Arild Lenth was a Norwegian long jumper and triple jumper.
Einar Sæter was a Norwegian triple jumper,resistance member,newspaper editor and writer.
