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.
Personal life
Born on 28 February 1954, Fjærestad represented the Bergen club Fana IL.
Sports career Orienteering Fjærestad is Relay World Champion from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on 3 December 2007) along with Svein Jacobsen, Egil Johansen, and Eystein Weltzien. He won a silver medal in the relay in 1976, and a bronze medal in 1974.
He won an individual silver medal in the 1974 World Orienteering Championships in Denmark, behind winner Bernt Frilén.
Athletics He is also a marathon runner, winner of the Nordic Championship in 1977, and three times national marathon champion.Norwegian championship, men's marathon He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon.Norwegian championship, men's 5000 metres Norwegian championship, men's 10,000 metres Norwegian championship, men's half marathon 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.Norwegian international athletes - F
His personal best times were: 3000 metres - 7:57.06 min (1982).Norwegian all-time list, men's 3000 metres 5000 metres - 13:37.2 min (1978).Norwegian all-time list, men's 5000 metres 10,000 metres - 28:25.52 min (1981) - ninth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners.Norwegian all-time list, men's 10,000 metres Half marathon - 1:03:43 hrs (1980).Norwegian all-time list, men's half marathon Marathon - 2:13:31 hrs (1983) - tenth among Norwegian marathon runners.Norwegian all-time list, men's marathon
Achievements All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise Representing 1983World Championships Helsinki, Finland55th2:30:58
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