Ketill Hanstveit Explained

Ketill Hanstveit (born 2 November 1973) is a retired male triple jumper from Norway. He represented IL Norna-Salhus. His personal best jump was 17.27 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Byrkjelo. This is the current Norwegian record.[1] He finished tenth at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Seoul, eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in Stockholm, twelfth at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest and fifth at the 2000 European Indoor Championships in Ghent. Participating at the 2000 Summer Olympics, he did not manage to reach the final.[2] He became Norwegian champion in the years 1992-1994, 1997-1999 and 2001-2002.[3]

Achievements

Representing
1991European Junior ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Greece5thTriple jump15.85 m
1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea10thTriple jump15.52 m (wind: -1.1 m/s)
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland17th (q)Triple jump15.84 m
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden8thTriple jump16.35 m
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece22nd (q)Triple jump16.45 m
1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain13th (q)Triple jump16.46 m
European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12thTriple jump16.58 m
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain19th (q)Triple jump16.59 m
2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium5thTriple jump16.72 m
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia13th (q)Triple jump16.75 m
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, AustriaTriple jumpNM

Notes and References

  1. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MTJ.htm Norwegian all-time list triple jump
  2. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mh.htm Norwegian international athletes - H
  3. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mtj.htm Norwegian championships in triple jump