Trond Barthel
Encyclopedia
Trond Barthel is a retired Norwegian
pole vault
er. He represented Gjøvik FIK.
He finished fourth at the 1989 European Junior Championships, seventh at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships
and eleventh at the 1997 World Championships
. He also competed at the World Championships in 1995
and 1999
without reaching the finals. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1989-1999.
His personal best jump was 5.72 metres, achieved in July 1996 in Halmstad
. This is the current Norwegian record.
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...
pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er. He represented Gjøvik FIK.
He finished fourth at the 1989 European Junior Championships, seventh at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships
1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault...
and eleventh at the 1997 World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
. He also competed at the World Championships in 1995
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
and 1999
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
without reaching the finals. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1989-1999.
His personal best jump was 5.72 metres, achieved in July 1996 in Halmstad
Halmstad
Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...
. This is the current Norwegian record.