Willy Rasmussen
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Willy Rasmussen (born 3 December 1937) is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented Bergkam and IK Tjalve.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics he finished fifth in the javelin final with a throw of 78.36 metres. He finished twelfth at the 1958 European Championships and ninth at the 1962 European Championships. [1] He became Norwegian champion in 1958, 1959, 1961 and 1965. [2]
His personal best throw was 84.18 metres (old type), achieved in August 1961 on Bislett stadion. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian international athletes - R (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in javelin throw (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list javelin throw (Norwegian)
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