Leif Larsen (American football)

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Leif Larsen
Personal information
Born: (1975-04-03) April 3, 1975 (age 49)
Oslo, Norway
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
College: UTEP
Position: Defensive tackle
NFL draft: 2000  / round: 6 / pick: 194
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:23
Sacks:2.0
Player stats at PFR

Leif Olve Dolonen Larsen (born April 3, 1975) is a Norwegian athlete who has competed in shot put, American football and professional boxing.

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Shot put

In shot putting, Larsen finished thirteenth at the 1992 World Junior Championships and fourth at the 1994 World Junior Championships. His last international athletics competition was the 1997 European under-23 Championships, where he finished eighth. [1] His personal best throw was 18.76 metres, achieved in April 1997 in Baton Rouge. [2]

American football

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in
(1.94 m)		300 lb
(136 kg)		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		5.10 s1.74 s2.94 s4.37 s7.46 s30.0 in
(0.76 m)		9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		45 reps
All values from NFL Combine [3]

Larsen played college football for UTEP Miners and was drafted 194th overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2000 NFL draft, therefore being one of the 198 players drafted before Tom Brady. [4] Larsen appeared with the Bills in the 2000 and 2001 seasons. At the 2000 NFL Combine, Larsen bench pressed 225 lb (102 kg) 45 times, one of the best marks of all time. [5]

Boxing

Larsen retired from football to pursue a boxing career. Since his first fight in 2003, he has won nine out of nine matches, eight of these by knockout.

He defeated British heavyweight boxer Danny Williams in Pabellon Municipal, Silla, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain on 2 December 2011.

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References

  1. ↑ Norwegian international athletes - L Archived 2011-12-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ Norwegian all-time list shot put Archived 2005-04-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ "2000 NFL Draft Scout Leif Larsen College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. ↑ McClain, John (February 24, 2008), "40 times are all the talk: Clockings that dip into 4.2s, 4.3s don't guarantee success in league", Houston Chronicle
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