Atle Douglas is a retired Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

. He represented BFG Fana

FIK BFG Fana

Friidrettsklubben BFG Fana is a Norwegian athletics club from Fana in Bergen, founded in 1987 as an umbrella team for Bjarg, Fana and Gneist.BFG Fana uses the Fana stadion, and hosted the Bislett Games in 2004....

, SK Vidar

SK Vidar

Sportsklubben Vidar is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It has sections for track and field, triathlon and archery.-Organization:The club was founded in 1919. It was later a member of the Workers' Sports Federation before the war....

, Bergen FIK, IL Gular

IL Gular

Idrottslaget Gular is a Norwegian athletics club from Bergen, founded in 1946. In the past it has had sections for handball, skiing, gymnastics and football....

 and IL Norna-Salhus

IL Norna-Salhus

Idrettslaget Norna-Salhus is a Norwegian athletics club from Salhus in Åsane, BergenIt was founded on 14 October 1935. The club originally had an association football section as well, but it split away in 1987 to form FK Bergen Nord....

 during his active career.

He finished eighth at the 1994 European Championships

1994 European Championships in Athletics

The 16th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 August to 14 August 1994 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, Finland.-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:...

. He also competed at the 1992

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

 and 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 as well as the World Championships in 1993

1993 World Championships in Athletics

The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....

 and 1995

1995 World Championships in Athletics

The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

 without reaching the finals. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1987-1990, 1993, 1995 and 1998.

His personal best time was 1:43.69 minutes, achieved in September 1995 in Rieti

Rieti

Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...

. This places him second among Norwegian 800 m runners, only behind 1996 Olympic champion Vebjørn Rodal

Vebjørn Rodal

Vebjørn Rodal is a Norwegian former middle distance athlete, his career high point coming when he won the gold medal in the 800 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...

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