Personal information | |
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Born | 2 August 1925 Tresfjord, Norway |
Died | 11 June 2009 (aged 83) Vestnes, Norway |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 10,000 m, marathon |
Club | Tresfjord IL |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 10,000 m – 30:13.8 (1956) Mar – 2:36:14 (1952) [1] [2] |
Jakob Kjersem (2 August 1925 – 11 June 2009) was a Norwegian long-distance runner. At the 1948 Summer Olympics he finished twelfth in the 10,000 metres final, and at the 1952 Summer Olympics he placed 24th in the marathon. [3] He never won the 10,000 m Norwegian title, placing second in 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1956. His rivals were Martin Stokken and Øistein Saksvik. [4]
He also won medals in the 5000 metres and the marathon. [5] [6] He excelled in several now-defunct events, having seven national titles in the 25 kilometres road race, the 8 kilometres cross-country race as well as the forest race, won between 1949 and 1960. [7] [8] [9]
He was a journalist and farmer by occupation, [10] and published books on local sport history. [11] He died in June 2009. [10]
Personal information | |
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Born | 2 August 1925 Tresfjord, Norway |
Died | 11 June 2009 (aged 83) Vestnes, Norway |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 10,000 m, marathon |
Club | Tresfjord IL |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 10,000 m – 30:13.8 (1956) Mar – 2:36:14 (1952) [1] [2] |
Jakob Kjersem (2 August 1925 – 11 June 2009) was a Norwegian long-distance runner. At the 1948 Summer Olympics he finished twelfth in the 10,000 metres final, and at the 1952 Summer Olympics he placed 24th in the marathon. [3] He never won the 10,000 m Norwegian title, placing second in 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1956. His rivals were Martin Stokken and Øistein Saksvik. [4]
He also won medals in the 5000 metres and the marathon. [5] [6] He excelled in several now-defunct events, having seven national titles in the 25 kilometres road race, the 8 kilometres cross-country race as well as the forest race, won between 1949 and 1960. [7] [8] [9]
He was a journalist and farmer by occupation, [10] and published books on local sport history. [11] He died in June 2009. [10]