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Norwegian weightlifter
Stian Grimseth
Grimseth in 2023
Personal information
Born (1972-07-24) July 24, 1972 (age 52)
Bergen, Norway
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+105 kg
+108 kg
Now coachingSolfrid Koanda
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Norway
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Rijeka +108 kg

Stian Grimseth (born 24 July 1972) is a Norwegian former weightlifter from Naustdal. He won the gold medal in snatch at the European Championships in 1996 and 1997, and the bronze medal in total at the latter. Grimseth won twelve consecutive gold medals at the Norwegian Championship from 1993 to 2004, and two additional national gold medals in 2007 and 2008. He is a two-time Olympian and competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the +108 kg event and the 2004 Athens Olympics in the +105 kg event. Grimseth retired in 2008. He was elected President of the Norwegian Weightlifting Federation in 2019.

In September 2000, Grimseth tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone and missed the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He later served a six month national and 15 month international suspension. Analyses showed that the substance came from the supplement Ribose and Grimseth filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer Universal Nutrition in 2002 that was settled four years later.

Grimseth is an active member of the Conservative Party.

References

  1. ^ Lillesvangstu, Rune Fossum (2016-04-03). "Då tårene trilla". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  2. Riise, Hege Bakken (2008-12-15). "Stian Grimseth". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  3. "Stian Grimseth is the new President of NWF". International Weightlifting Federation. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  4. "Grimseth fikk millionerstatning". VG (in Norwegian). 2006-06-12. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  5. Johannessen, Bjørn Arne (2016-04-07). "Grimseth ble dopingtatt i Sydney-OL: – Føltes som fullstendig kollaps". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  6. "Grimseth fikk millionerstatning". VG (in Norwegian). 2006-06-12. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  7. "Nyval på fylkesårsmøtet i Sogn og Fjordane Høgre". Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2008-09-26.

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