Willy Rasmussen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian javelin thrower
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Place of Birth: Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
About Willy Rasmussen
- Willy Lorang Rasmussen (3 December 1937 – 12 August 2018) was a Norwegian javelin thrower. He placed twelfth at the 1958 European Championships, fifth at the 1960 Olympic Games and ninth at the 1962 European Championships.
- He also competed at the 1964 Olympic Games and the 1966 European Championships without reaching the final.
- Rasmussen won the national title in 1958, 1959, 1961 and 1965.
- He represented the clubs Bergkameratene and IK Tjalve.His personal best throw was 84.18 metres (old type), achieved in August 1961 on Bislett stadion.
- This put him seventh on the Norwegian all-time list, behind Terje Pedersen, Per Erling Olsen, Reidar Lorentzen, Bjørn Grimnes, Terje Thorslund and Egil Danielsen.Outside of sports, Rasmussen spent his entire career in the police force.
- He died at the age of 80.
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