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Joachim B. Olsen

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Joachim B. Olsen was born on May 31, 1977 in Aalborg, Denmark. Joachim is one of the world's leading shot putters. With ten straight international finals, Joachim holds the longest string of appearances in finals at Olympic, World and European Championships among throwers. Joachim is coached by the former Olympic finalist Vesteinn Hafsteinsson, Iceland, who started working with Joachim in October 2003.

Although he appeared at the World Junior Championships in Sydney 1996, where he threw the Discus, it was at the U23 European Championships in Gothenburg in 1999 he made his first international impact, winning a silver medal. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Joachim B. Olsen did not qualify for the final. Nevertheless he received worldwide attention after he wrote in a chat room that the winner of the final, Arsi Harju had failed a doping test. The rumour was false, and the incident caused the Danish National Olympic Committee to send Joachim B. Olsen home prior to the closing of the Games.

On November 6, 2005 Olsen injured his right ankle during practise. Several ligaments were either torn or severely damaged. On February 6, 2006 he announced, that the injury had healed sufficiently for him to compete again at highest level. A month later, at the World Indoor Championships, he managed to win a bronze medal with a throw of 21.16 meters.

With all his dedication and devotion in his play he achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.

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