John Systad (14 September 1912 – 16 September 1998) was a

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long-distance runner who specialized in the

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. He represented

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. He finished twelfth at the 1946 European Championships, eighth at the

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, ninth at the 1950 European Championships and finally 34th at the

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. He became Norwegian marathon champion in the years 1950-1953 and 1955. His personal best time was 2:32:16 hours, achieved in October 1956 in

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.Norwegian all-time list marathon

Achievements

References

1912 births 1998 deaths Norwegian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub