Arne Risa
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Arne Risa is a former Norwegian
long-distance runner who specialized in 3000 metres steeplechase and 10,000 metres. He represented IL Gular
.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics
he finished eighth in the 3000 m SC final in 9:09.98 minutes. He finished sixth at the 1969 European Championships
. He became Norwegian champion in 1968 and 1969.
His personal best time was 8:31.6 minutes, achieved in August 1970 on Bislett stadion
.
Over 10,000 m he had a personal best of 28:24.41 minutes, achieved in August 1971 in Helsinki
. He became Norwegian champion in this event in 1962-1972 and 1974.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
long-distance runner who specialized in 3000 metres steeplechase and 10,000 metres. He represented IL Gular
IL Gular
Idrottslaget Gular is a Norwegian athletics club from Bergen, founded in 1946. In the past it has had sections for handball, skiing, gymnastics and football....
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
he finished eighth in the 3000 m SC final in 9:09.98 minutes. He finished sixth at the 1969 European Championships
1969 European Championships in Athletics
The 9th European Athletics Championships were held from 16 September to 21 September 1969 in the Karaiskaki Stadium of Athens, the capital of Greece. New at these championships were the women's 1,500 metres and the women's 4x400 metres relay event....
. He became Norwegian champion in 1968 and 1969.
His personal best time was 8:31.6 minutes, achieved in August 1970 on Bislett stadion
Bislett stadion
Bislett Stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here...
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Over 10,000 m he had a personal best of 28:24.41 minutes, achieved in August 1971 in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
. He became Norwegian champion in this event in 1962-1972 and 1974.