Jan Fjærestad

Jan Fjærestad
	Fjærestad in 1978
Personal information
Born	28 February 1954 (age 70)
Sport
Sport	Orienteering; Athletics;
Club	Fana IL
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing Norway
World Championships

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

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

External links

Jan Fjærestad at World Athletics

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[snl-1] Bryhn, Rolf. "Jan Fjærestad". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[woc-2] World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 3 December 2007)

[iof-woc1978-3] "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.

[iof-woc1976-5] "World Orienteering Championships 1976". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[iof-woc1974-6] "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)

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