Tom Aage Aarnes
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Tom Aage Aarnes is a retired Norwegian
ski jumper
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In the World Cup he finished once among the top 30, with a 23rd place from Lillehammer in November 1998. He also competed in Zakopane
in January 1998, Engelberg
in January 1999 and Iron Mountain in February 2000. He represented the club Eidsvold IF and Kollenhopp.
On 23 September 2001 he tested positive for amphetamine
and amphetamine metabolites. He was suspended from his sport from December 2001 to December 2003. He currently resides in Bø i Telemark
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
ski jumper
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
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In the World Cup he finished once among the top 30, with a 23rd place from Lillehammer in November 1998. He also competed in Zakopane
Zakopane
Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...
in January 1998, Engelberg
Engelberg
Engelberg is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Engelberg has a population of . , 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.It is the leading mountain resort in central Switzerland...
in January 1999 and Iron Mountain in February 2000. He represented the club Eidsvold IF and Kollenhopp.
On 23 September 2001 he tested positive for amphetamine
Amphetamine
Amphetamine or amfetamine is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class which produces increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite.Brand names of medications that contain, or metabolize into, amphetamine include Adderall, Dexedrine, Dextrostat,...
and amphetamine metabolites. He was suspended from his sport from December 2001 to December 2003. He currently resides in Bø i Telemark
Bø, Telemark
Bø is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bø i Telemark. The municipality of Bø was established on 1 January 1838...
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