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'''Jan Fjærestad''' (born [[February 28]], [[1954]]) is a retired [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[orienteering]] competitor and athlete. He is [[World Orienteering Championships|Relay World Champion]] from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team,<ref name="woc">[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006] <small>(Retrieved on December 3, 2007)</small></ref> as well as having a silver medal from 1976 and bronze medal from 1974. He also obtained silver in the 1974 Individual World Championships. |
'''Jan Fjærestad''' (born [[February 28]], [[1954]]) is a retired [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[orienteering]] [[Competition|competitor]] and athlete. He is [[World Orienteering Championships|Relay World Champion]] from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team,<ref name="woc">[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006] <small>(Retrieved on December 3, 2007)</small></ref> as well as having a silver medal from 1976 and bronze medal from 1974. He also obtained silver in the 1974 Individual World Championships. |
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He is also a [[marathon]] runner, winner of the Nordic Championship in 1977, and three times national marathon champion.<ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mmar.htm Norwegian championship, men's marathon]</ref> He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in [[5000 metres]], [[10,000 metres]] and [[half marathon]].<ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m5000.htm Norwegian championship, men's 5000 metres]</ref><ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m10000.htm Norwegian championship, men's 10,000 metres]</ref><ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mhalfmar.htm Norwegian championship, men's half marathon]</ref> He represented the club [[Fana IL]]. Internationally he competed at the [[1978 European Championships in Athletics|1978 European Championships]], the [[1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1983 World Cross Country Championships]] and the [[1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Marathon|1983 World Championships]], but without any success.<ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mf.htm Norwegian international athletes - F]</ref> |
He is also a [[marathon]] runner, winner of the Nordic Championship in 1977, and three times national marathon champion.<ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mmar.htm Norwegian championship, men's marathon]</ref> He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in [[5000 metres]], [[10,000 metres]] and [[half marathon]].<ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m5000.htm Norwegian championship, men's 5000 metres]</ref><ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m10000.htm Norwegian championship, men's 10,000 metres]</ref><ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mhalfmar.htm Norwegian championship, men's half marathon]</ref> He represented the club [[Fana IL]]. Internationally he competed at the [[1978 European Championships in Athletics|1978 European Championships]], the [[1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1983 World Cross Country Championships]] and the [[1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Marathon|1983 World Championships]], but without any success.<ref>[http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mf.htm Norwegian international athletes - F]</ref> |
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Jan Fjærestad (born February 28, 1954) is a retired Norwegian orienteering competitor and athlete. He is Relay World Champion from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team,[1] as well as having a silver medal from 1976 and bronze medal from 1974. He also obtained silver in the 1974 Individual World Championships.
He is also a marathon runner, winner of the Nordic Championship in 1977, and three times national marathon champion.[2] He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon.[3][4][5] He represented the club Fana IL. Internationally he competed at the 1978 European Championships, the 1983 World Cross Country Championships and the 1983 World Championships, but without any success.[6]
His personal best times were:
- 3000 metres - 7:57.06 min (1982).[7]
- 5000 metres - 13:37.2 min (1978).[8]
- 10,000 metres - 28:25.52 min (1981) - ninth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners. [9]
- Half marathon - 1:03:43 hrs (1980). [10]
- Marathon - 2:13:31 hrs (1983) - tenth among Norwegian marathon runners. [11]
References
- ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 3, 2007)
- ^ Norwegian championship, men's marathon
- ^ Norwegian championship, men's 5000 metres
- ^ Norwegian championship, men's 10,000 metres
- ^ Norwegian championship, men's half marathon
- ^ Norwegian international athletes - F
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, men's 3000 metres Template:No icon
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, men's 5000 metres Template:No icon
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, men's 10,000 metres Template:No icon
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, men's half marathon Template:No icon
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, men's marathon Template:No icon
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