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At the 1948 Summer Olympics he finished twelfth in the 10,000 metres final, and at the 1952 Summer Olympics he finished in 24th place in the marathon.
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Jakob Kjersem
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He represented Tresfjord Illinois. He was a journalist and farmer by occupation, and released books on local sport history. He died in June 2009.
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He never became Norwegian champion in the 10,000 metres, but won silver medals in 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1956. His personal best time in the 10,000 metres was 30:13.8 minutes, achieved at the 1956 Norwegian championships at Stavanger stadion. 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.
