Jan Thoresen
| 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.[1]
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.
Team mates up until 2007
- Torger Nergård (third)
- Thomas Due (second)
- Jan Thoresen (lead)
- Christoffer Svae (alternate)
- Johan Hoestmaelingen(alternate)
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.
- Tormod Andreasen (skip)
- Thomas Due (third)
- Kejll Berg (second)
- Jan Thoresen (lead)