Jan Fjærestad
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Jan Fjærestad (born 28 February 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][2] as well as having a silver medal from 1976,[3] and bronze medal from 1974.[4] He also obtained silver in the 1974 Individual World Championships.[4]
He is also a marathon runner, winner of the Nordic Championship in 1977, and three times national marathon champion.[5] He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon.[6][7][8] 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.[9]
His personal best times were:
- 3000 metres - 7:57.06 min (1982).[10]
- 5000 metres - 13:37.2 min (1978).[11]
- 10,000 metres - 28:25.52 min (1981) - ninth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners.[12]
- Half marathon - 1:03:43 hrs (1980).[13]
- Marathon - 2:13:31 hrs (1983) - tenth among Norwegian marathon runners.[14]
Achievements[edit]
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Norway
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| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 55th | 2:30:58 |
References[edit]
- ^ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 3 December 2007)
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1976". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "World Orienteering Championships 1974". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Norwegian championship, men's marathon Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Norwegian championship, men's 5000 metres Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Norwegian championship, men's 10,000 metres Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Norwegian championship, men's half marathon Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Norwegian international athletes - F Archived 2007-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, men's 3000 metres Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, men's 5000 metres Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, men's 10,000 metres Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, men's half marathon Archived 30 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian all-time list, men's marathon Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
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