Jan Fjærestad

Jan Fjærestad

Fjærestad in 1978
Personal information
Born	(1954-02-28) 28 February 1954 (age 70)
Sport
Sport	Orienteering Athletics
Club	Fana IL
Medal record Men's orienteering Representing  Norway World Championships 1978 Kongsberg Relay 1974 Silkeborg Individual 1976 Aviemore Relay 1974 Silkeborg Relay

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.[1]

Sports career

Orienteering

Fjærestad is Relay World Champion from 1978 as a member of the Norwegian winning team,[2][3] along with Svein Jacobsen, Egil Johansen, and Eystein Weltzien.[4] He won a silver medal in the relay in 1976,[5] and a bronze medal in 1974.[6]

He won an individual silver medal in the 1974 World Orienteering Championships in Denmark, behind winner Bernt Frilén.[6]

Athletics

He is also a marathon runner, winner of the Nordic Championship in 1977, and three times national marathon champion.[7] He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon.[8][9][10] 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.[11]

His personal best times were:

• 3000 metres - 7:57.06 min (1982).[12]
• 5000 metres - 13:37.2 min (1978).[13]
• 10,000 metres - 28:25.52 min (1981) - ninth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners.[14]
• Half marathon - 1:03:43 hrs (1980).[15]
• Marathon - 2:13:31 hrs (1983) - tenth among Norwegian marathon runners.[16]

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

1. Bryhn, Rolf. "Jan Fjærestad". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
2. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 3 December 2007)
3. "World Orienteering Championships 1978". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
4. Bryhn, Rolf. "Orientering (norske verdensmestere)". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
5. "World Orienteering Championships 1976". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
6. "World Orienteering Championships 1972". International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
7. Norwegian championship, men's marathon Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
8. Norwegian championship, men's 5000 metres Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
9. Norwegian championship, men's 10,000 metres Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
10. Norwegian championship, men's half marathon Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
11. Norwegian international athletes - F Archived 2007-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
12. Norwegian all-time list, men's 3000 metres Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
13. Norwegian all-time list, men's 5000 metres Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
14. Norwegian all-time list, men's 10,000 metres Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
15. Norwegian all-time list, men's half marathon Archived 30 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
16. Norwegian all-time list, men's marathon Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

External links

Jan Fjærestad at World Athletics