Geir Moen

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

Geir Moen was fourth in the 200-meter run at the Universiade 1991. At the 1993 World Championships , he was eliminated in the quarterfinals with 20.99 s.

In 1994 Moen improved his best performances significantly and traveled as a favorite to the European Championships in Helsinki. In the 100-meter run , he finished second in 10.20 seconds behind Briton Linford Christie (10.14 seconds). Moen won the final over 200 meters with a new Norwegian record of 20.30 seconds ahead of Ukrainian Wladislav Dologudin (20.47 seconds). In the Norwegian 4 x 100 meter relay , Moen lacked partners with similar sprinting skills. Of the eleven competing relays, all except the British crossed the finish line in the run-up, the Norwegians missed the finals as ninth in 39.90 seconds. Following these successes, Moen was awarded the Morgenbladet Foundation Gold Medal in his home country .

The 1995 World Indoor Championships took place in Barcelona. Geir Moen won the 200 meter run in 20.58 s ahead of Troy Douglas of Bermuda (20.94 s). In the open air at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Moen was eliminated over 100 meters in the quarter-finals. Over 200 meters he was the best European sixth in 20.51 s.

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta Moen ran in the quarterfinals 20.48 s, but retired in the semifinals in 20.98 s. His last international final ranking reached Moen at the European Championships in 1998 , when he was fifth in 20.78 s. Moen is fourth in the results lists, as Troy Douglas, who originally came fourth - now starting for the Netherlands - protested too violently against the decision to take a photo of the bronze medal and was disqualified for it.

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

Geir Moen won a total of 18 Norwegian championship titles on the sprint courses. His best performances of 10.08 s (100 meters) and 20.17 s (200 meters) were Norwegian records and lasted until 2007. In 2007, both of Jaysuma Saidy Ndure's bests were improved to 10.06 s and 19.87 s, respectively.

literature

• Peter Matthews (Ed): Athletics 1999 . Surbiton 1999, ISBN 1-899807-047
• Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Field Athletics , Berlin 1999, published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV