Håkon Fimland (8 March 1942 – 24 July 2016) was a Norwegian hurdler and politician. He was born in

Naustdal Naustdal is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre was the village of Naustdal, which has 1,188 inhabitants (2017). Other village ...

. As an active hurdler he participated at the

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and 1971 European Championships, reaching no further than the semifinal on both occasions. He became Norwegian champion six times in a row, in the years 1971–1976. During his career he represented the clubs IL Tambarskjelvar and

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. The athletics section cooperates on youth level with local clubs Bergens TF and TIL Hov ...

. His career best time was 14.26 seconds, achieved in September 1971 in Munich. With hand timing he clocked in 13.9 seconds. As a politician Fimland represented the Centre Party. He was a member of Bergen city council and later Førde municipal council. He was also a member of the Arts Council Norway for eight years, and was the deputy chairperson of the Norwegian Athletics Association from 1987 to 1991. He was awarded the

HM The King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in 2009. He died in 2016.

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1942 births 2016 deaths People from Naustdal Norwegian male hurdlers Centre Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Bergen Norwegian sportsperson-politicians Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub