Egil Danielsen
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's athletics | |||
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| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | Javelin throw | |
Egil Danielsen (born November 9, 1933 in Hamar) is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented Hamar IL.
He won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics with a throw of 85.71 metres. This was a new world record as well as a career best for Danielsen.[1] The world record stood until June 1959, when Al Cantello improved it to 86.04 m.[2]
In addition Danielsen finished tenth at the 1954 European Championships and won a silver medal at the 1958 European Championships. At the 1960 Summer Olympics he did not qualify for the final. [3] He became Norwegian champion in the years 1953-1957. [4] For his Olympic victory and world record Danielsen was selected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year in 1956.
Danielsen has been a minor political candidate for the Norwegian Pensioner Party.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian all-time list javelin throw (Norwegian)
- ^ World Record Progression javelin throw men - Athletix
- ^ Norwegian international athletes - D (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in javelin throw (Norwegian)
- ^ Statistics Norway (2005). Storting Election 2005. Official electoral lists, by county. Storting Election 2005. Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
| Olympic champions in men's javelin throw |
|---|
| 1908: Eric Lemming | 1912: Eric Lemming | 1920: Jonni Myyrä | 1924: Jonni Myyrä | 1928: Erik Lundqvist | 1932: Matti Järvinen | 1936: Gerhard Stöck | 1948: Tapio Rautavaara | 1952: Cyrus Young | 1956: Egil Danielsen | 1960: Viktor Tsybulenko | 1964: Pauli Nevala | 1968: Jānis Lūsis | 1972: Klaus Wolfermann | 1976: Miklós Németh | 1980: Dainis Kūla | 1984: Arto Härkönen | 1988: Tapio Korjus | 1992: Jan Železný | 1996: Jan Železný | 2000: Jan Železný | 2004: Andreas Thorkildsen |
| Preceded by Audun Boysen |
Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1956 |
Succeeded by Magne Lystad |
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