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

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter. He finished ninth at the 1966 European Championships with a throw of 17.84 metres. In addition he competed at the European Championships in

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without reaching the finals. He never participated in the

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. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1961-1966, 1968 and 1970-1974. His career best throw was 19.29 metres, achieved in August 1972 at

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. This places him ninth among Norwegian shot putters.Norwegian all-time list shot put

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1937 births Living people Norwegian male shot putters 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub