Thorkildsen at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005.

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Thorkildsen won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. He holds the junior world record for javelin throw at 83.87 m set in 2001, and the Norwegian record for javelin throw at 90.13 m set on 12 May, 2006 in Doha. A high school athlete throwing the javelin. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ... Doha, Qatar Doha (Arabic: الدوحة;, Ad-Dawḥah or Ad-Dōḥah), population 400,051 (2005 census), is the capital of Qatar, and is at 25. ...

Personal bests by year

• 1999 - 72.11
• 2000 - 77.48
• 2001 - 83.87
• 2002 - 83.43
• 2003 - 85.72
• 2004 - 86.50
• 2005 - 89.60
• 2006 - 91.59