He finished fourth at the 1936 Summer Olympics with a throw of 48.77 metres and eighth at the 1938 European Championships with 46.36 metres.[1] He became Norwegian champion in the years 1936-1939.[2] The Norwegian championships were cancelled from 1940-1945 due to World War II. Despite choosing a career as a driver, he was always known by his nickname: The Discus Thrower.
His personal best discus throw was 51.57 metres, achieved in September 1937 in Sarpsborg.[3]
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^Norwegian international athletes - S 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine(in Norwegian)
^Norwegian championships in discus throw 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine(in Norwegian)
^Norwegian all-time list discus throw 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine(in Norwegian)
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reidar, sørlie, march, 1909, february, 1969, norwegian, discus, thrower, finished, fourth, 1936, summer, olympics, with, throw, metres, eighth, 1938, european, championships, with, metres, became, norwegian, champion, years, 1936, 1939, norwegian, championship. Reidar Sorlie 12 March 1909 12 February 1969 was a Norwegian discus thrower He finished fourth at the 1936 Summer Olympics with a throw of 48 77 metres and eighth at the 1938 European Championships with 46 36 metres 1 He became Norwegian champion in the years 1936 1939 2 The Norwegian championships were cancelled from 1940 1945 due to World War II Despite choosing a career as a driver he was always known by his nickname The Discus Thrower His personal best discus throw was 51 57 metres achieved in September 1937 in Sarpsborg 3 References edit Norwegian international athletes S Archived 2007 09 30 at the Wayback Machine in Norwegian Norwegian championships in discus throw Archived 2007 09 30 at the Wayback Machine in Norwegian Norwegian all time list discus throw Archived 2007 09 28 at the Wayback Machine in Norwegian nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Norwegian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reidar Sorlie amp oldid 1156419726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
