Jan Fjærestad
Fjærestad in 1978
Personal information
Born (1954-02-28) 28 February 1954
Sport
Sport
  • Orienteering
  • Athletics
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Kongsberg Relay
Silver medal – second place 1974 Silkeborg Individual
Silver medal – second place 1976 Aviemore Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Silkeborg Relay

Jan Fjærestad (born 28 February 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][2] as well as having a silver medal from 1976,[3] and bronze medal from 1974.[4] He also obtained silver in the 1974 Individual World Championships.[4]

He is also a marathon runner, winner of the Nordic Championship in 1977, and three times national marathon champion.[5] He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon.[6][7][8] 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.[9]

His personal best times were:

Achievements

  • All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Norway
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 55th 2:30:58

References

  1. ↑ World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 3 December 2007)
  2. ↑ "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "World Orienteering Championships 1976". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "World Orienteering Championships 1974". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Norwegian championship, men's marathon Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Norwegian championship, men's 5000 metres Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Norwegian championship, men's 10,000 metres Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Norwegian championship, men's half marathon Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Norwegian international athletes - F Archived 2007-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Norwegian all-time list, men's 3000 metres Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  11. ↑ Norwegian all-time list, men's 5000 metres Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  12. ↑ Norwegian all-time list, men's 10,000 metres Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  13. ↑ Norwegian all-time list, men's half marathon Archived 30 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  14. ↑ Norwegian all-time list, men's marathon Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)



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