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from 1999 until 2013. While coaching at USMA West Point, his athletes produced 40 Patriot League
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604:. Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse Inc. pp. 120–124.
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Hjeltnes was ranked 2nd through 7th in the world in the
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809:Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
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784:Friidrettsprofilen Knut Hjeltnes er død
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505:See also
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129:shot put
120:Event(s)
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471:65.60 m
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