John Falchenberg

John Falchenberg (12 September 1883 – 5 November 1960) was a Norwegian discus thrower. He represented Kristiania IF and IK Tjalve.^[1]

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, he competed in the discus final with a throw of unknown length.^[2] He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in the years 1904, 1906-1908 and 1911-1912.^[3] In 1904 he became national champion in shot put as well.^[4]

His personal best throw was 46.48 metres, achieved in August 1926 on Bislett stadion.^[5]

References

^ "John Falchenberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^ Norwegian international athletes - F Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian championships in discus throw Archived 2011-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian championships in shot put Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian all-time list discus throw Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

External links

John Falchenberg at Olympedia

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[1] "John Falchenberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[2] Norwegian international athletes - F Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

[3] Norwegian championships in discus throw Archived 2011-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

[4] Norwegian championships in shot put Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

[5] Norwegian all-time list discus throw Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

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