Jan Fjærestad

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]

Jan Fjærestad
Fjærestad in 1978
Personal information
Born (1954-02-28) 28 February 1954
Sport
Sport
  • Orienteering
  • Athletics
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
1978 Kongsberg Relay
1974 Silkeborg Individual
1976 Aviemore Relay
1974 Silkeborg Relay

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:

Achievements
  • All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Norway
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 55th 2:30:58

References
  1. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-02-22 at WebCite (Retrieved on December 3, 2007)
  2. "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. "World Orienteering Championships 1976". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. "World Orienteering Championships 1974". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. Norwegian championship, men's marathon Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Norwegian championship, men's 5000 metres Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Norwegian championship, men's 10,000 metres Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Norwegian championship, men's half marathon Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Norwegian international athletes - F Archived 2007-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Norwegian all-time list, men's 3000 metres Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  11. Norwegian all-time list, men's 5000 metres Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  12. Norwegian all-time list, men's 10,000 metres Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  13. Norwegian all-time list, men's half marathon Archived 2007-03-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  14. Norwegian all-time list, men's marathon Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)



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