Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen will compete in the London Olympics javelin finals on August 11, 2012. Photo: Erik van Leeuwen, Wikipedia CommonsThorkildsen to Try for Third Gold Medal in Javelin
Last updated: 8/9/2012 //
Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen will compete in the men's javelin finals, Saturday, August 11, in the London Olympics.
Thorkildsen previously won the gold medal in both the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and the 2004 Olympics in Athens. In Beijing, he also set the world record with a throw of 90.57 meters.
Thorkildsen was born Kristiansand in 1982, and is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion. He comes from an athletic family: his father threw the javelin and his mother ran the 100m hurdles.
The javelin finals will be shown on NBC at 2:20 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 11. Link to scheduling information on NBC's website: http://www.nbcolympics.com/track-and-field/event/men-javelin-throw/index.html
Link to a Reuters profile of Thorkildsen: http://news.yahoo.com/athletics-london-calling-javelin-man-thorkildsen-202731051--spt.html