Joachim B. Olsen

Joachim B. Olsen
Member of the Folketing
In office 15 September 2011 – 5 June 2019
Personal details
Born	Joachim Brøchner Olsen (1977-05-31) 31 May 1977 (age 47) Aalborg, Denmark
Political party	Liberal Alliance (until 2020)
Spouse	Karen Westergaard ​ (m. 2013)​
Sports career
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport	Shot put
Coached by	Vesteinn Hafsteinsson Simon Patrick Stewart
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 2004 Athens Shot put World Indoor Championships 2004 Budapest Shot put 2006 Moscow Shot put European Championships 2002 Munich Shot put 2006 Gothenburg Shot put European Indoor Championships 2005 Madrid Shot put 2002 Vienna Shot put 2007 Birmingham Shot put

Joachim Brøchner Olsen (born 31 May 1977) is a Danish former politician and former world class shot putter. He was elected to the Danish parliament at the 2011 election, representing the Liberal Alliance in the Greater Copenhagen constituency.

As an athlete, he represented Århus 1900.

With ten straight international finals, Joachim holds the longest string of appearances in finals at Olympic, World and European Championships among throwers.

From October 2003, Olsen was coached by former olympic finalist Vesteinn Hafsteinsson. From February 2007 until Joachim B. Olsen ended his career in July 2009, Olsen was coached by Simon Patrick Stewart.^[1]