Einar Kristian Tveitå (born 22 February 1973) is a retired Norwegian
discus throw
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er.
Biography
He finished twelfth in the discus final at the
2001 World Championships with a throw of 59.11 metres. He competed at the
1992 World Junior Championships and the
2002 European Championships without reaching the final, and also participated at the
European Cup
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in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002. He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, representing the club
IL i BUL. His personal best throw was 63.64 metres, achieved in September 1999 in
Hafnarfjörður
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.
In February 2010 he took the
PhD
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degree at the Faculty of Medicine,
University of Oslo
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, with the thesis ''Adhesive Capsulitis, Hydrodilatation and Some Aspects of Validity Regarding Shoulder Assessments''. The thesis was about the treatment of
adhesive capsulitis of shoulder.
Achievements
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Norwegian male discus throwers
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