Bjørn Bang Andersen

Norwegian shot putter

Bjørn Bang Andersen (born 14 November 1937) is a former Norwegian shot putter.

He finished ninth at the 1966 European Championships with a throw of 17.84 metres. In addition he competed at the European Championships in 1962 and 1971 without reaching the finals. He never participated in the Summer Olympics.^[1] He became Norwegian champion in the years 1961-1966, 1968 and 1970-1974.^[2]

His career best throw was 19.29 metres, achieved in August 1972 at Stavanger stadion. This places him ninth among Norwegian shot putters.^[3]

References

^ Norwegian international athletes - A Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian championships in shot put Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian all-time list shot put Archived 2005-04-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)