Former Norway athlete Knut Hjeltnes has died at the age of 72 on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. He was a college coach and track and field athlete from Norway.
Knut Hjeltnes Cause of death
Knut Hjeltnes’s death was announced but there was no cause of death given.
Knut Hjeltnes obituary announcement
Knut Hjeltnes’s obituary announcement is going to be out soon.
However, Knut Hjeltnes was born and raised in Øystese, Norway on December 8, 1951. He began his sports career in high school and has won 20 Norwegian national championships: 11 in the discus throw, in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980–84, 1986, 1988, and 1989; and 9 in the shot put, in 1975–1978 and 1980–1984.
Knut Hjeltnes attended Western Maryland College which is now McDaniel College, Penn State University, and Brigham Young University. He earned multiple All-American accolades in shot put and discus while attending Western Maryland and Penn State. While attending BYU, he was coached by Jay Silvester, an American discus legend and former world record holder.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
