Thomas Mellin-Olsen
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Thomas Mellin-Olsen is a Norwegian
long jump
er. He represents IL Gular
.
He finished twelfth in the long jump final at the 2002 European Championships
with a jump of 7.57 metres. He also competed at the 1998 European Championships
for the 4 x 100 metres relay
team that did not progress to the final heat. He never competed at the Summer Olympics. He became Norwegian champion in long jump in the years 2002-2005 and in standing high jump
in 2006.
His personal best jump was 7.91 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Banská Bystrica
. This result places him third among Norwegian long jumpers, only behind Kristen Fløgstad
and Finn Bendixen
.
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...
long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
er. He represents 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....
.
He finished twelfth in the long jump final at the 2002 European Championships
2002 European Championships in Athletics
The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...
with a jump of 7.57 metres. He also competed at the 1998 European Championships
1998 European Championships in Athletics
The 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.-Track:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Field:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Track:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Field:...
for the 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
team that did not progress to the final heat. He never competed at the Summer Olympics. He became Norwegian champion in long jump in the years 2002-2005 and in standing high jump
Standing high jump
The standing high jump is an athletics event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912.It is performed in the same way as high jump, with the difference being that the athlete stands still and jumps with both feet together....
in 2006.
His personal best jump was 7.91 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...
. This result places him third among Norwegian long jumpers, only behind Kristen Fløgstad
Kristen Fløgstad
Kristen Fløgstad is a former Norwegian athlete from Søgne in Vest-Agder. He represented Kristiansands IF.He won the national championships in triple jump ten times and in long jump six times , being awarded the King's Cup once...
and Finn Bendixen
Finn Bendixen
Finn Bendixen is a Norwegian long jumper. He represented Lillesand IL and IF Kamp-Vestheim.He finished fourteenth in the long jump final at the 1971 European Championships with a jump of 7.32 metres. He also competed at the 1969 European Championships and the 1972 Summer Olympics without reaching...
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