Jakob Kjersem
 Kjersem c. 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 August 1925 Tresfjord, Norway |
| Died | 11 June 2009 (aged 83) Vestnes, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 10,000 m, marathon |
| Club | Tresfjord IL |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 10,000 m – 30:13.8 (1956) Mar – 2:36:14 (1952)[1][2] |
Jakob Kjersem (2 August 1925 – 11 June 2009) was a Norwegian long-distance runner. At the 1948 Summer Olympics he finished twelfth in the 10,000 metres final, and at the 1952 Summer Olympics he placed 24th in the marathon.[3] He never won the 10,000 m Norwegian title, placing second in 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1956. His rivals were Martin Stokken and Øistein Saksvik.[4]
He also won medals in the 5000 metres and the marathon.[5][6] He excelled in several now-defunct events, having seven national titles in the 25 kilometres road race, the 8 kilometres cross-country race as well as the forest race, won between 1949 and 1960.[7][8][9]
He was a journalist and farmer by occupation,[10] and published books on local sport history.[11] He died in June 2009.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Jakob Kjersem Archived 3 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Norwegian all-time list 10,000 m Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian international athletes – K Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian championship medalists, men's 10,000 m. friidrett.no
- ^ Norwegian championship medalists, men's 5000 m. friidrett.no
- ^ Norwegian championship medalists, men's marathon. friidrett.no
- ^ Norwegian championship medalists, men's 25 km road race. friidrett.no[dead link]
- ^ Norwegian championship medalists, men's 8 km cross-country race. friidrett.no
- ^ Norwegian championship medalists, men's forest race. friidrett.no
- ^ a b Brunvoll, Øyvind (13 June 2009). "Jakob Kjersem er død". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ List of publications Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine in BIBSYS
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