| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 90.57 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 86.50 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 89.59 |
| 2 | Javelin Throw | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 84.78 |
| 2 | Javelin Throw | 2007 | Osaka, JPN | 88.61 |
| 2 | Javelin Throw | 2005 | Helsinki, FIN | 86.18 |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | Barcelona, ESP | 88.37 |
| 4 | Javelin Throw | 2012 | Helsinki, FIN | 81.55 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2011 | Stockholm, SWE | 88.43 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2011 | Birmingham, GBR | 88.30 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2011 | Lausanne, SUI | 88.19 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | Brussels, BEL | 89.88 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | London, GBR | 87.83 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 87.50 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | Lausanne, SUI | 87.03 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | New York, NY, USA | 87.02 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | Oslo, NOR | 86.00 |
| 2 | Javelin Throw | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 85.12 |
| 2 | Javelin Throw | 2010 | Stockholm, SWE | 83.63 |
| 3 | Javelin Throw | 2012 | Oslo, NOR | 82.30 |
| 4 | Javelin Throw | 2012 | Shanghai, CHN | 79.53 |
| 5 | Javelin Throw | 2011 | Brussels, BEL | 81.86 |
| 5 | Javelin Throw | 2011 | Doha, QAT | 83.63 |
| Golden League | ||||
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2009 | Zurich, SUI | 91.28 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2009 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 88.03 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 87.46 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2008 | Zurich, SUI | 90.28 |
| 2 | Javelin Throw | 2009 | Brussels, BEL | 82.61 |
| 2 | Javelin Throw | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 85.48 |
| 3 | Javelin Throw | 2009 | Oslo, NOR | 83.15 |
| 3 | Javelin Throw | 2008 | Brussels, BEL | 82.39 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 2 | Javelin Throw | 2012 | Ostrava, CZE | 84.72 |
| Super Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2009 | Stockholm, SWE | 86.85 |
| 1 | Javelin Throw | 2009 | Doha, QAT | 83.39 |
Hobbies
Watching TV, playing video games. (andreasthorkildsen.com, 16 May 2011)
Occupation
Athlete
Club name
KIF, Oslo, NOR
Coach
Asmund Martinsen (NOR) from 1999 (andreasthorkildsen.com, 16 May 2011)
Other sports
His mother, Bente Amundsen, was Norway's 100m hurdles national champion in 1972 and his father, Tomm, competed in javelin, recording throws over 70m. (IAAF Handbook 2003, IAAF, 01 Nov 2004)
Injuries
In July 2007, it was discovered he was suffering from a prolapsed disc in his back. His therapist Petter Bogsti said the injury would not disrupt his training programme but would require treatment. (Aftenposten, 23 Jul 2007)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He began throwing the javelin at age 11 in his hometown of Kristiansand, Norway, under the coaching of his father Tomm. (andreasthorkildsen.com, 16 May 2011)
Training
He trains twice a day from Monday to Friday and once on Saturdays. (European Athletics, 17 Jun 2007)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Throwing a new personal best to win gold at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (Norway Embassy News, 27 Mar 2006)
Awards
Norwegian Athlete of the Year from 2004 to 2009. (iaaf.org, 2011)
He finished third in a poll for the 2006 European Athlete of the Year. (European Athletics, 09 Jan 2007)
He is the only ever javelin thrower to be world, Olympic and European champion at the same time. (guardian.co.uk, 06 Jun 2010)
General
ATHLETICS COUPLE
He had a long relationship with Norwegian hurdler Christina Vukicevic, but in March 2011 it was announced to the media that they were no longer a couple. (vg.no, 06 Mar 2011)
GOING PRO
He gave up his day job at Norway's biggest financial services group DnB at the end of 2005 to concentrate all of his time on athletics. (European Athletics, 26 Jul 2006)
SUSPENSION
He served a short suspension from the Norwegian Olympic squad in 2001, due to poor morale. (DB, 09 Sept 2006)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
