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
- ↑ Jakob Kjersem. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list 10,000 m (Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian international athletes – K (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
- ↑ Norwegian championship medalists, men's 8 km cross-country race. friidrett.no
- ↑ Norwegian championship medalists, men's forest race. friidrett.no
- 1 2 Brunvoll, Øyvind (13 June 2009). "Jakob Kjersem er død". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ↑ List of publications in BIBSYS