Thor Helland
Thor Helland ( Thor Oluf Helland; born December 10, 1936 in Sørfold ) is a former Norwegian medium and long-distance runner .
He was eighth over 5000 m at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. At the European Athletics Championships in Budapest in 1966 , he was eliminated in the preliminary run.
Four times he was Norwegian champion over 10,000 m (1964-1967), three times over 5000 m (1965-1967), twice in cross-country running on the short (1961, 1965) and long distance (1965, 1966) and once over 1500 m (1962).
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 3: 44.4 min, August 10, 1965, Oslo
- 3000 m : 7: 54.8 min, July 7, 1965, Oslo (former Norwegian record)
- 5000 m: 13: 37.4 min, June 30, 1965, Helsinki (former Norwegian record)
- 10,000 m: 29: 20.8 min, September 21, 1966, Oslo (former Norwegian record)
Web links
- Thor Helland in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- Thor Helland in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Helland, Thor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Helland, Thor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian medium and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sørfold |