Joachim Olsen is pictured above during the final of the men's Shot Put at the 2007 European
Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham. He won the bronze medal with
a put of 20.55m, with Slovakia's Mikulas Konopka and the Belarussian Pavel Lyzhyn
winning gold and silver respectively.
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Men's Shot Put Final.
2007 European Indoor Championships.
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| 1. Mikulas Konopka |
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SVK |
|
21.57m |
| 2. Pavel Lyzhyn |
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BLR |
|
20.82m |
| 3. Joachim Olsen |
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DEN |
|
20.55m |
| 4. Robert Haggblom |
|
FIN |
|
20.26m |
| 5. Andrei Mikhnevich |
|
BLR |
|
20.12m |
| 6. Conny Karlsson |
|
FIN |
|
20.09m |
| 7. Miran Vodovnik |
|
SLO |
|
19.46m |
| 8. Gaetan Bucki |
|
FRA |
|
18.72m |
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Joachim is pictured above during the men's Shot Put final at the 2006 European Championships
in Gothenburg. Olsen won the bronze medal with a put of 21.09, just 2cm behind the
silver medal winner Andrei Mikhnevic and a further 2cm back on the gold medalist Ralf Bartels.
Photo 7th. August 2006. © G.H.
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Men's Shot Put Final.
European Athletics Championships 2006.
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| 1. Ralf BARTELS |
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GER |
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21.13 |
| 2. Andrei MIKHNEVICH |
|
BLR |
|
21.11 |
| 3. Joachim OLSEN |
|
DEN |
|
21.09 |
| 4. Rutger SMITH |
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NED |
|
20.90 |
| 5. Pavel SOFIN |
|
RUS |
|
20.55 |
| 6. Yuriy BILONOH |
|
UKR |
|
20.32 |
| 7. Andy DITTMAR |
|
GER |
|
19.95 |
| 8. Tomasz MAJEWSKI |
|
POL |
|
19.85 |
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Joachim is pictured above during the men's Shot Put final at the 2006 European Championships
in Gothenburg. Olsen won the bronze medal with a put of 21.09, just 2cm behind the
silver medal winner Andrei Mikhnevic and a further 2cm back on the gold medalist Ralf Bartels.
Photo 7th. August 2006. © G.H.
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Men's Shot Put Final.
European Athletics Championships 2006.
|
| 1. Ralf BARTELS |
|
GER |
|
21.13 |
| 2. Andrei MIKHNEVICH |
|
BLR |
|
21.11 |
| 3. Joachim OLSEN |
|
DEN |
|
21.09 |
| 4. Rutger SMITH |
|
NED |
|
20.90 |
| 5. Pavel SOFIN |
|
RUS |
|
20.55 |
| 6. Yuriy BILONOH |
|
UKR |
|
20.32 |
| 7. Andy DITTMAR |
|
GER |
|
19.95 |
| 8. Tomasz MAJEWSKI |
|
POL |
|
19.85 |
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Joachim pictured with his bronze meal at 2004 Olympic Games. He was later awarded the silver medal
after Yuriy Vilonoh was disqualified for taking drugs. He threw 21.07m. Adam Nelson 21.16m won
the gold medal. Photo George Herringshaw 18th August 2004. ©
Joachim Brøchner Olsen at the 2002 European Championships in Munich where he won the
silver medal with a distance of 21.16m behind Yuriy Bilonoh's 21.37m. Photo G.H. ©
Joachim Brøchner Olsen was elected to the Danish parliament at the 2011 election, representing
the Liberal Alliance in the Greater Copenhagen constituency.
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2008 19.74 Beijing 15 AUG
2007 21.61 København 13 JUN (PB)
2006 21.33 Århus 06 JUL
2005 21.32 Madrid 16 JUL
2004 21.46 Monaco 19 SEP
2003 20.85 Hvidovre 10 AUG
2002 21.57 Baton Rouge, LA 01 JUN
2001 20.43 Eugene, OR 02 JUN
2000 20.88 Ålborg 12 AUG
1999 19.75 Helsingborg 11 JUL