Haakon Jansen

Haakon Jansen (24 May 1900 – 6 November 1968) was a Norwegian long-distance runner.[1]

He was born in Kristiania, and represented the club IK Tjalve. He competed in the 3000 metres team race at the 1924 Summer Olympics, along with team mates Nils Andersen, Johan Badendyck and Hans Gundhus.[2] He had modest success on the domestic level, only collecting a single national silver medal from the 5000 metres in 1923.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Haakon Jansen". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Haakon Jansen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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