John Falchenberg

John Falchenberg (12 September 1883 – 5 November 1960) was a Norwegian discus thrower. He represented Kristiania IF and IK Tjalve.^[1]

John throws to victory in Stockholm on 1 October 1904

At the 1908 Summer Olympics he competed in the discus final with a throw of unknown length.^[2] He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in the years 1904, 1906-1908 and 1911-1912.^[3] In 1904 he became national champion in shot put as well.^[4]

His personal best throw was 46.48 metres, achieved in August 1926 on Bislett stadion.^[5]

References

1. "John Falchenberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
2. Norwegian international athletes - F Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
3. Norwegian championships in discus throw Archived 2011-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
4. Norwegian championships in shot put Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
5. Norwegian all-time list discus throw Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)