Jakob Kjersem, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian distance runner
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Place of Birth: Tresfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
About Jakob Kjersem
- 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.
- 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.He also won medals in the 5000 metres and the marathon.
- 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.He was a journalist and farmer by occupation, and published books on local sport history.
- He died in June 2009.
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