Per Erling Olsen (born 30 March 1958) is a former

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er. He represented SK Vidar. His personal best throw was 90.30 metres (old type), achieved in June 1983 on

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. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he finished ninth in the javelin final with a throw of 78.98 metres. He finished tenth at the

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and fifth at the

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. He became Norwegian champion from 1980-1984.Norwegian championships in javelin throw

Achievements

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* 1958 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway Norwegian male javelin throwers {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub