Pål Benum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Pål Benum

Norwegian professor and long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1935

Place of Birth: Verdal, Trøndelag, Norway

Profession: professor, athletics competitor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Pål Sverre Benum (born 3 August 1935) is a Norwegian long-distance runner.
He specialized in the longest track distances, 5000 and 10,000 metres, in which he also competed at 1964 Olympic Games as well as cross-country running.
On the track he became national champion three times, in addition to nine titles in cross-country.
After his active career he became a professor of medicine.