November 13, 20235 Minutes
Autumn 2023 The throwing gang
Our most mature group is the throwers.
For many years, they have been a solid core of well-grown athletes who compete locally, nationally and internationally.
The real highlight of the fall is undoubtedly Herman Henriksen's discus gold at the European Veterans Championship in Italy - see article from SA at the end.
Janice A. Flaathe has summed up the autumn for herself and the pitching team
An absolute highlight among the throwers in the fall of 2023 must be when Herman Henriksen in the mv 85-89 class managed to win an international championship gold medal in discus at the European Championships in Pescara, Italy.
He also tops Norway’s statistics in his class in this event. Otherwise, as far as I can see, it has been a season characterized by many injuries among us as throwers.
For this reason, there have been few veteran throwing events during the fall.
On September 1, there was a throwing event in Stavanger where Marius participated in the sledgehammer.
Tore Drange and Jarle Bøe completed a throwing pentathlon where the scores were 2688 and 2531 respectively.
The exercise that gave the most points was shot put for both of them.
Tore scored 727 points and Jarle 612.
Tore Drange is number 3 on the statistics in Norway in the throwing pentathlon, and number 2 in discus and javelin when you consider that in 2023 there is a new points table that shows that you now get fewer points for the same result than you got in 2022.
Kate was the only athlete who participated in the NM throwing pentathlon this season.
“For myself, it’s been a season with few competitions.
I struggled through the NM winter throw and a few competitions until the end of May.
It was a matter of hurrying slowly.
I’m well underway with my training, and I’m finally allowed to throw with more intensity and speed.
The plan is to be back in full force next season.
Still, I have to say I’m happy with the javelin result with only one step up.
Then it was 23.75m.
Greetings Janice
Below is an article from Stavanger Aftenblad.
Published 31.10.2023 , written by Stefan Merenyi
“86-year-old EuropeanchampionAthletics: At the age of 86, Herman Kristoffer Henriksen became European champion in discus in his M85 class in Italian Pescara at the Stadio Adriatica recently.
Stefan Merenyi
– “I threw 25.86, which was good enough for the European Championships as the next man on the list, the German Scheuer, only managed 22.84,” says Herman as we chat at Sandnes stadium.
“He and his wife Judith came from Dirdal so we could do a little interview.
– There were eight participants in the class, but one German couldn’t compete due to an injury in the warm-up, so only seven passed.
“It was close behind me when the German in 3.
place got 22.18,” says Herman Henriksen.
He has been involved in athletics all his life, competing in the long and triple jump and winning many medals.
But when he suffered from neuropathy and had problems with his feet and balance, he only did discus.
– “I have around 200 medals from the Nordic, European and World Championships, and a bronze from the World Championships is a strong point,” says Henriksen, who has competed in Spain (2), Finland, Italy, (2), Hungary, Poland, (2) France, Sweden and Denmark.
“At the last championships I had my wife, Judith, with me as I needed as much help as possible in many areas.
Otherwise, I have good training opportunities in the fields in Dirdal,” says Herman Henriksen.
He adds that in March next year he will be 87, and he is looking forward to the European Championships in Poland, the World Championships in Gothenburg and the National Championships in Stjørdal and the Winter Throw in Lyngdal.
In his private life, he was a teacher at Dirdal primary and secondary school and retired in 2003.”