Roar Hoff

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Roar Hoff (born 21 May 1965) is a retired Norwegian shot putter.

Hoff was a four-time All-American for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, finishing 5th in the shot put at the 1991 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and 1990 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [1] [2]

He finished twelfth at the 1994 European Championships and eleventh at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships. [3] He became Norwegian champion in 1992 and 1999. [4]

His personal best throw was 19.52 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Drammen. This places him eighth among Norwegian shot putters through all time. [5]

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References

  1. "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. Norwegian international athletes - H Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. Norwegian championships in shot put Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  5. Norwegian all-time list shot put Archived 2005-04-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)