Ketil_Askildt

Ketil Askildt

Ketil Askildt

Norwegian discus thrower and Olympian

Ketil Askildt (24 November 1900 – 6 September 1978) was a Norwegian discus thrower.[1]

Ketil Askildt at Bislett Stadion in 1933

At the 1924 Summer Olympics he finished fifth in the discus final with a throw of 43.40 metres. In addition he finished fifteenth in shot put. At the 1928 Summer Olympics he finished thirteenth in discus throw with 42.57 metres.[2] He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in the years 1925-1927, 1929-1930 and 1931-1933.[3]

His personal best throw was 46.48, achieved in August 1926 on Bislett Stadion.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ketil Askildt". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. [2]
    Norwegian international athletes - A Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. [3]
    Norwegian championships in discus throw Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. [4]
    Norwegian all-time list discus throw Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)


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