Jakob Kjersem Explained

Birth Date:	2 August 1925
Birth Place:	Tresfjord, Norway
Death Date:	11 June 2009 (aged 83)
Death Place:	Vestnes, Norway
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	10,000 m, marathon
Pb:	10,000 m – 30:13.8 (1956) Mar – 2:36:14 (1952)^[1] ^[2]
Club:	Tresfjord IL
Show-Medals:	yes

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]

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kj/jakob-kjersem-1.html Jakob Kjersem
2. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/M10000.htm Norwegian all-time list 10,000 m
3. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mk.htm Norwegian international athletes – K
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000404/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m10000.htm Norwegian championship medalists, men's 10,000 m
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000404/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m5000.htm Norwegian championship medalists, men's 5000 m
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000404/http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mmar.htm Norwegian championship medalists, men's marathon
7. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m25lv.htm Norwegian championship medalists, men's 25 km road race
8. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m8kmt.htm Norwegian championship medalists, men's 8 km cross-country race
9. http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mskog.htm Norwegian championship medalists, men's forest race
10. News: Jakob Kjersem er død. https://archive.today/20130223023643/http://www.rbnett.no/article/20090613/NYHETER10/18825500. dead. 23 February 2013. Brunvoll. Øyvind. 13 June 2009. Romsdals Budstikke. Norwegian. 16 June 2009.
11. http://ask.bibsys.no/ask/action/result?cmd=&kilde=biblio&fid=forfatter&term=kjersem%2C+jakob&op=and&fid=bd&term=&arstall=&sortering=sortdate-&treffPrSide=10 List of publications