Bjørn Grimnes
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Bjørn Grimnes (born 24 September 1950) is a former javelin thrower from Norway. He represented Kongsberg IF.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics he finished fifth in the javelin final with a throw of 83.08 metres. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he finished fourteenth with 74.88 m. [1] He became Norwegian champion in 1972, 1973 and 1978. [2]
His personal best throw was 88.32 metres (old type), achieved in June 1978 in Helsinki. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian Olympic athletes (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championships in javelin throw (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list javelin throw (Norwegian)