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Knut Børø

Knut Børø

Norwegian long-distance runner

Knut Tore Børø (born 28 September 1948 in Hitra, Sør-Trøndelag) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in 5000 and 10,000 metres. He represented Strindheim IL.

At the 1974 European Championships he finished eleventh in the 5000 m and sixth in the 10,000 m. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1972, without reaching the finals, and 1976, dropping out of the 10,000-metre final due to a leg injury (see Hannus, Matti, ed., "The Montreal Olympic Book", Helsinki: Juoksija/Runner Magazine, 1976), and placed 29th at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[1] He became Norwegian champion in 5000 m in 1973 and 1975 [2] and in 10,000 m in 1973.[3]

Personal bests

  • 3000 metres - 7:49.4 min (1974) - seventh among Norwegian 3000 m runners.[4]
  • 5000 metres - 13:21.8 min (1975) - sixth among Norwegian 5000 m runners.[5]
  • 10,000 metres - 27:56.2 min (1975) - fourth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners, only behind Are Nakkim, Knut Kvalheim and John Halvorsen.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Norwegian international athletes - B Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. [2]
    Norwegian championships in 5000 metres Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. [3]
    Norwegian championships in 10,000 metres Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  4. [4]
    Norwegian all-time list 3000 metres Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  5. [5]
    Norwegian all-time list 5000 metres Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  6. [6]
    Norwegian all-time list 10,000 metres Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)


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