Geir Moen

Geir Moen ( born June 26, 1969 in Oslo ) is a former Norwegian athlete, who competed for the Southeast Norwegian place Moss. At a height of 1.90 m his competition weight was 85 kg.

Geir Moen finished fourth in the 200 -meter run at the Universiade 1991. At the World Championships in 1993, he retired with 20.99 s in the quarter- finals.

Moen 1994 improved his best performance significantly and traveled as one of the favorites for the European Championships in Helsinki. In the 100 - meter race, he finished in 10.20 s place behind the Briton Linford Christie ( 10.14 s ). The final of the 200m won Moen with a new Norwegian record of 20.30 s in front of the Ukrainian Vladislav Dologudin ( 20.47 s ). In the Norwegian 4-by- 100 - meter relay Moen missing but partners with similar sprint abilities. Eleven- beaten seasons all came in the flow except the British to the finish, the Norwegians missed in ninth in 39.90 s the final. After these successes, Moen was given the foundation - Morgenbladet gold medal in his home country.

The World Indoor Championships 1995 took place in Barcelona. Geir Moen won the 200 - meter dash in 20.58 seconds before Troy Douglas of Bermuda ( 20.94 s ). Outdoors at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg Moen difference over 100 meters in the quarter- finals. About 200 meters he was named best Europeans sixth in 20.51 s

At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta Moen ran 20.48 s in the quarter finals, but bowed out from in 20.98 s. His last international Endkampfplatzierung Moen reached at the European Championships in 1998, when he was fifth in 20.78 s. In the result lists Moen is run as a fourth, because the original fourth-placed Troy Douglas - had vehemently protested against the photo finish decision on the bronze medal and was disqualified for it - now starting for the Netherlands.

Geir Moen also took part in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in part, but dropped out early.

Overall, Geir Moen won 18 Norwegian championship titles in the sprint distances. His bests of 10.08 s (100 meters) and 20.17 s ( 200 meters) were Norwegian record and had existed until 2007. In 2007, both bests of Jaysuma Saidy Ndure to 10.06 s and 19.87 s were improved.

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