- Steinar Hoen
Steinar Hoen (born
February 8 1971 ) is a retired Norwegianhigh jump er. He representedIK Tjalve during his senior career.In his early career he finished eleventh at the 1990 World Junior Championships, fourteenth at the 1991 World Championships, ninth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships and ninth at the
1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships . He competed at the1992 Summer Olympics together withHåkon Särnblom without reaching the finals.In 1994 he finished fourth at the European Indoor Championships before winning the European Championships in August with a jump of 2.35 metres. This result was a competition record for exactly twelve years, until
Andrey Silnov surpassed it by 2.36 m.Hoen came close to medals in 1995, with fourth places from both the World Indoor Championships and World Championships, before he won another European medal with a bronze medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. He then finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics, eighth at the
1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships , fourth at the 1997 World Championships and sixth at the 1998 European Championships. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/ms.htm Norwegian international athletes - S] no icon] He became Norwegian champion in the years 1991 and 1993-1998. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mhj.htm Norwegian championships in high jump] no icon]His personal best jump was 2.36 metres, achieved in July 1997 in
Oslo . This is the current Norwegian record. He cleared 2.30 metres or more 32 times, whereas Särnblom only cleared this height or more twice. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MHJ.htm Norwegian all-time list high jump] no icon] Hoen already had a personal indoor best of 2.36 m, from February 1994 inBalingen . [IAAF indoor profile for [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete=7914/BioPopUpIndoor.html Steinar Hoen] ]Hoen intended to make a brief comeback at the 2006 Norwegian championships, but failed to show up at the competition. [cite news |authorlink=Norsk Telegrambyrå |author=NTB |title=Hoen gjør comeback |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/friidrett/article1353216.ece |work=Aftenposten |date=15 June 2006 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2007-01-02 ] [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/res/2006/os/bislett300706.txt Results - 2006 Norwegian championships, day three] no icon]
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