Jan Fjærestad
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Norway
| ||
| Men's orienteering | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1978 Kongsberg | Relay |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1974 Silkeborg | Individual |
| | 1976 Aviemore | Relay |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1974 Silkeborg | Relay |
Jan Fjærestad (born February 28, 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] as well as having a silver medal from 1976 and bronze medal from 1974. He also obtained silver in the 1974 Individual World Championships.
He is also a marathon runner, winner of the Nordic Championship in 1977, and three times national marathon champion.[2] He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon.[3][4][5] 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.[6]
His personal best times were:
- 3000 metres - 7:57.06 min (1982).[7]
- 5000 metres - 13:37.2 min (1978).[8]
- 10,000 metres - 28:25.52 min (1981) - ninth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners.[9]
- Half marathon - 1:03:43 hrs (1980).[10]
- Marathon - 2:13:31 hrs (1983) - tenth among Norwegian marathon runners.[11]
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Norway | ||||
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 55th | 2:30:58 |
References
- ↑ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 3, 2007)
- ↑ Norwegian championship, men's marathon
- ↑ Norwegian championship, men's 5000 metres
- ↑ Norwegian championship, men's 10,000 metres
- ↑ Norwegian championship, men's half marathon
- ↑ Norwegian international athletes - F
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list, men's 3000 metres (Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list, men's 5000 metres (Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list, men's 10,000 metres (Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list, men's half marathon (Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list, men's marathon (Norwegian)