Jan Thoresen

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Medal record
Men's Curling
Winter Olympics
Bronze 1998 Nagano
World Curling Championships
Bronze 2006 Lowell
European Curling Championships
Bronze 1995 Grindelwald
World Junior Curling Championships
Bronze 1987 Victoria

Jan Thoresen (born December 1, 1968) is a Norwegian curler. He currently plays lead for Tormod Andreasen.

Thoresen played juniors for Anthon Grimsmo. He won a bronze medal at the 1987 World Junior Curling Championships playing second for Grimsmo.

Thoresen would then join up with Eigil Ramsfjell playing both third and second for him. As a third on the team, he won a bronze medal at the 1995 European Curling Championships and a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

By 2003, Thoresen would find himself playing lead for Thomas Ulsrud. He won a bronze medal at the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship with Ulsrud, Nergaard and Due.

[edit] Team mates up until 2007

[edit] Team mates 2007

  • In 2007 Thomas Due and Jan Thoresen startet a new team together with Tormod Andreasen and Kjell Berg. The team currently plays on the World Curling Tour Europe.