Jimmy Nordin Explained

Lars "Jimmy" Morgan Nordin (born 19 October 1979 in Falun) is a Swedish folk singer[1] and ex-shot putter. His biggest athletics achievements were the finals of the 2002 European Indoor Championships and 2002 European Championships.

He is a seven-time Swedish national shot put champion (1999–2002, 2004–2006). His shot put personal best of 20.73 metres, set in 2002, puts him third on the Swedish all-time list.

Athletics competition record

Representing
1997European Junior ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia20th (q)15.28 m
1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France11th16.43 m
1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th19.08 m
2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, BelgiumNM
2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands4th19.04 m
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada24th (q)18.85 m
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria7th19.69 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany11th19.12 m
2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, SpainNM
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden24th (q)18.35 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jimmynordin.se/ Jimmy Nordin official site