Jarle Pedersen (born 15 June 1955) is a retired Norwegian

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and the retired coach of the Norwegian speed skating team. He is from Kåfjord in

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Finnmark Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: Финнмарк) was a county in the northern part of Norway, and it is scheduled to become a county again in 2024. On 1 January 2020, Finnmark was merged with the neighbouri ...

, but resides in

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outside

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

. Pedersen competed in the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

in Lake Placid and finished 6th on the 500 m. On 25 November 2009 he became the head coach of the Norwegian Speed skating team following Peter Mueller.

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became his assistant. He has been a speed skating coach in the local team

Fana IL Fana Idrettslag is the biggest multi-sport club in Fana, Bergen, Norway. It has several branches, of which football is the largest. Fana IL was founded on the 3rd of March in 1920 at Stend in Bergen. The different sports There are a broad scal ...

. In Fana he was the coach for his son

Sverre Lunde Pedersen Sverre Lunde Pedersen (; born 17 July 1992) is a Norwegian speed skater. He is the son of former speed-skater Jarle Pedersen. Career He is a two-time World Junior Champion and represents the club Fana Idrettslag. In 2011 he was 6th in the Eu ...

. They are being reunited on the national team since the son joined the team before the 2009/2010 winter season. Pedersen is educated as a

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and had that role in the Norwegian Olympic team under the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

in Nagano.

References

1955 births Living people People from Alta, Norway Norwegian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Norway Speed skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics Norwegian speed skating coaches Sportspeople from Troms og Finnmark {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub