Andreas Thorkildsen, Bio.

Born: 1st April 1982
Home: Olso, Norway

Andreas Thorkildsen makes serious international events look like mere formalities at times. The Norwegian superstar has won just about every honour on offer, including two Olympic gold medals.

In fact, his Olympic gold medal performance back in 2008 is considered the stuff of legend. Going into the fifth round, a previously in consistent Thorkildsen peaked at the right time. Under the obvious pressure, Thorkildsen managed the first 90 metre throw of the season. In fact, it travelled 90.57 metres, smashing the Olympic record set by Czech star Jan Zelezny.

Fast forward a year, and the World Championships in Berlin set the scene for another milestone. Thorkildsen cleared 89.59 metres, and in doing so became the first javelin thrower to hold European, World and Olympic titles at the same time. Thorkildsen was also crowned Norwegian Athlete of The Year every year from 2004 to 2009.

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Career Highs

2011 2nd, IAAF World Championships, Daegu, South Korea
2010 1st, IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, Split, Croatia
2010 1st, European Athletic Championships, Barcelona, Spain
2009 Named Norwegian Athlete of The Year
2009 IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki, Greece
2009 1st, IAAF World Championships, Berlin, Germany
2008 Named Norwegian Athlete of The Year
2008 2nd, IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Stuttgart, Germany
2008 1st, Olympic Games, Beijing, China
2007 Named Norwegian Athlete of The Year
2007 2nd, IAAF World Athletics Final, Stuttgart, Germany
2007 2nd, IAAF World Championships, Osaka, Japan
2006 Named Norwegian Athlete of The Year
2006 1st, IAAF World Cup, Athens, Greece
2006 1st, IAAF World Athletics Final, Stuttgart, Germany
2006 1st, European Athletics Championships, Gothenburg
2006 1st, European First League, Prague, Czech Republic
2005 Named Norwegian Athlete of The Year
2005 2nd, IAAF World Athletics Final, Monaco
2005 2nd, IAAF World Championships, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Named Norwegian Athlete of The Year
2004 2nd, IAAF World Athletics Final, Monaco
2004 1st, Olympic Games, Athens, Greece