Arne Risa (born 5 May 1944) is a former

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long-distance runner who specialized in

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and

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. He represented

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. At the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, he finished eighth in the 3000 m SC final in 9:09.98 minutes. He finished sixth at the 1969 European Championships. He was the Norwegian champion in 1968 and 1969. His personal best time was 8:31.6 minutes achieved in August 1970 at

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. Over 10,000 m he had a personal best of 28:24.41 minutes, achieved in August 1971 in

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. He was the Norwegian champion in this event in 1962-1972 and 1974.Norwegian championships in 10,000 m

References

1944 births Living people Norwegian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway Norwegian male steeplechase runners {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub