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Thomas Mellin-Olsen

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Thomas Mellin-Olsen (born 8 November 1977) is a Norwegian long jumper. He represents IL Gular.

He finished twelfth in the long jump final at the 2002 European Championships with a jump of 7.57 metres. He also competed at the 1998 European Championships for the 4 x 100 metres relay team that did not progress to the final heat. He never competed at the Summer Olympics.[1] He became Norwegian champion in long jump in the years 2002-2005 [2] and in standing high jump in 2006.[3]

His personal best jump was 7.91 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Banská Bystrica. This result places him third among Norwegian long jumpers, only behind Kristen Fløgstad and Finn Bendixen.[4]

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