Svein Inge Valvik

Svein Inge Valvik (born 20 September 1956) is a retired Norwegian discus thrower. He represented SK Vidar, IF Kamp-Vestheim, IK Tjalve, Stabæk IF and Urædd.

He finished seventh in the discus final at the 1994 European Championships with a throw of 62.02 metres. He competed at the 1988 and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1987, 1991 and 1995 without reaching the final.^[1] He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in the years 1977, 1985 and 1990-1996.^[2]

His personal best throw was 68.00 metres, achieved in May 1982 in Juárez. This makes him the second best discus thrower in Norwegian history after Knut Hjeltnes.^[3]

He currently works as a teacher at Porsgrunn Videregående Skole.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Norway
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	14th	Discus	60.64 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	13th (q)	Discus	60.34 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	Discus	62.02 m

References

^ Norwegian international athletes - V Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian championships in discus throw Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian all-time list discus throw Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

External links

Svein Inge Valvik at World Athletics

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[1] Norwegian international athletes - V Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

[2] Norwegian championships in discus throw Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

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

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