Ronny Nilsen

Norwegian javelin thrower

Ronny Nilsen
Personal information
Full name	Ronny Nilsen
Born	(1971-05-07) 7 May 1971 (age 52) Åsane, Norway
Sport
Sport	Athletics, javelin
Club	IL Norna-Salhus
Achievements and titles
National finals	2

Ronny Nilsen (born 7 May 1971 in Åsane, Bergen) is a former Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin. He represented the Hordaland club IL Norna-Salhus. He was a policeman in Oslo for many years, but since 1 September 2008 he is the head of sport of Norges Friidrettsforbund.^[1]

He took part in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, 2005 World Championships in Helsinki and the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, but failed to get past the qualification rounds.

Nilsen has a personal best of 84.73 meters (278.0 ft), which places him third on the Norwegian all-time list, behind Andreas Thorkildsen and Pål Arne Fagernes. He competed for the club IL Norna-Salhus.^[1]

Nilsen is a graduate of the Norwegian Police University College, and for many years worked at the Sentrum politistasjon in Oslo. After a period as senior advisor at NAV, he found a job as the head of sport at Norges Friidrettsforbund.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	27th	73.46 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	26th	70.07 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	21st	71.37 m

Medals at Norwegian championship

Nilsen has nine national medals in javelin, including two national titles.^[2]

Placing	Event	Year
Gold	Javelin	2000 and 2007
Silver	Javelin	1996, 1997, 2003, 2004 and 2006
Bronze	Javelin	1999 and 2002

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ronny Nilsen ny sportssjef". Bergens Tidende.
^ "Medaljevinnere i norske seniormesterskap - spydkast". NFIF. Archived from the original on 2007-03-06statistikk{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)