Jan Voje, Date of Birth

    

Jan Voje

Norwegian long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1942

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jan Voje

  • Jan Voje (born 5 December 1942) is a Norwegian long-distance runner.
  • He specialized in the 3000 metre steeplechase, in which he also competed at 1972 Olympic Games. He represented the club Gjerpen IF, along with his twin brother Andor Voje.
  • His personal best times were 8:02.0 in the 3000 metres (1973), 8:29.8 in the steeplechase (1973), 14:00.6 in the 5000 metres (1973) and 29:10.2 in the 10,000 metres (1973).
  • In middle distance races he had 1:54.0 in the 800 metres (1965), 3:46.5 in the 1500 metres (1971) and 4:13.1 in the mile run (1959).His only international outing came at the 1964 Summer Olympics, where he competed in the heats of the steeplechase.
  • He was also selected for the 1974 European Championships, but did not start.On the track he became Norwegian steeplechase champion in 1972.
  • His sole gold medal in his special event was due to a dominance in the event by Sverre Sørnes; earlier also Arne Risa.
  • Voje won national silver medals in 1968, 1973 and 1974 and bronze medals in 1966 and 1970.
  • He also won the 2 kilometre cross-country championship in 1966 and 1967, and won bronze medals in 1968 and 1969 before the event was discontinued.
  • In the 8 kilometre event, defunct now as well, he won a Norwegian bronze medal in 1973 behind Knut Børø and Per Halle.

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