Ketil Askildt

Ketil Askildt

Askildt at Bislett Stadion in 1933
Personal information
Nationality	Norwegian
Born	24 November 1900 Skien, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Died	6 September 1978 (aged 77) Nes, Sauherad, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	discus
Club	Idrettslaget Hermod

Kittil Halvorsen Askildt (24 November 1900 – 6 September 1978) was a Norwegian discus thrower who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

At the 1924 Olympics Games, he finished fifth in the discus final with a throw of 43.40 metres. In addition he finished fifteenth in shot put. At the 1928 Summer Olympics he finished thirteenth in discus throw with 42.57 metres.[2] He became Norwegian champion in discus throw in the years 1925-1927, 1929-1930 and 1931-1933.[3]

His personal best throw was 46.48, achieved in August 1926 on Bislett Stadion.[4]

Askildt finished second behind Patrick Bermingham in the discus throw event at the British 1926 AAA Championships[5][6] and third behind Jules Noël in the discus throw event at the British 1930 AAA Championships.[7][8][9]

References

1. "Ketil Askildt". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
2. Norwegian international athletes - A Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
3. Norwegian championships in discus throw Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
4. Norwegian all-time list discus throw Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
5. "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

External links

• Ketil Askildt at Olympedia