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Born | 28 February 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Fana IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan Fjærestad (born 28 February 1954) is a retired Norwegian orienteering competitor and athlete. His achievements in orienteering include an individual silver medal at the 1974 World Orienteering Championships and a world championship title in the relay in 1978. He won three national titles in marathon.
Born on 28 February 1954, Fjærestad represented the Bergen club Fana IL. [1]
Fjærestad is Relay World Champion from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, [2] [3] along with Svein Jacobsen, Egil Johansen, and Eystein Weltzien. [4] He won a silver medal in the relay in 1976, [5] and a bronze medal in 1974. [6]
He won an individual silver medal in the 1974 World Orienteering Championships in Denmark, behind winner Bernt Frilén. [6].
He is also a marathon runner, winner of the Nordic Championship in 1977, and three times national marathon champion. [7] He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon. [8] [9] [10] 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. [11]
His personal best times were:
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 55th | 2:30:58 |
Jan Fjærestad at World Athletics
![]() Fjærestad in 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 28 February 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Fana IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jan Fjærestad (born 28 February 1954) is a retired Norwegian orienteering competitor and athlete. His achievements in orienteering include an individual silver medal at the 1974 World Orienteering Championships and a world championship title in the relay in 1978. He won three national titles in marathon.
Born on 28 February 1954, Fjærestad represented the Bergen club Fana IL. [1]
Fjærestad is Relay World Champion from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, [2] [3] along with Svein Jacobsen, Egil Johansen, and Eystein Weltzien. [4] He won a silver medal in the relay in 1976, [5] and a bronze medal in 1974. [6]
He won an individual silver medal in the 1974 World Orienteering Championships in Denmark, behind winner Bernt Frilén. [6].
He is also a marathon runner, winner of the Nordic Championship in 1977, and three times national marathon champion. [7] He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon. [8] [9] [10] 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. [11]
His personal best times were:
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | ||||
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 55th | 2:30:58 |
Jan Fjærestad at World Athletics