Olivia Norris

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Olivia Norris
Personal information
Born (1983-09-17) 17 September 1983 (age 40)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Javelin throw: 54.29 m (1999 Duisburg, German Championships)

Olivia Norris (born 17 September 1983) is a German female javelin thrower, who won an individual gold medal (52.03 m) at the 1st Youth World Championships - Bydgoszcz (Poland) . [1]

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  1. "IAAF World Youth Championships Cali 2015 - Statistics Handbook" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.