Jarle Pedersen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jarle Pedersen

Norwegian speed skater

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1955

Place of Birth: Alta, Northern Norway, Norway

Profession: physiotherapist, speed skater, skating coach

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jarle Pedersen (born 15 June 1955) is a retired Norwegian speed skater and the current coach of the Norwegian speed skating team.
He is from Kåfjord in Alta, Finnmark, but resides in Os outside Bergen.Pedersen competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and finished 6th on the 500 m.
On 25 November 2009 he became the head coach of the Norwegian Speed skating team following Peter Mueller.
Johann Olav Koss became his assistant.
He has been a speed skating coach in the local team Fana IL.
In Fana he was the coach for his son Sverre Lunde Pedersen.
They are being reunited on the national team since the son joined the team before the 2009/2010 winter season.
Pedersen is educated as a Physical therapist and had that role in the Norwegian Olympic team under the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.