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Representing  Norway
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1978 Kongsberg | Relay |
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1974 Silkeborg | Individual |
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1976 Aviemore | Relay |
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1974 Silkeborg | Relay |
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]
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 55th | 2:30:58 |
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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