Ketil Askildt

Ketil Askildt
Askildt at Bislett Stadion in 1933
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born24 November 1900
Skien, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Died6 September 1978 (aged 77)
Nes, Sauherad, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventdiscus
ClubIdrettslaget 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.


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