Per Halle (born 6 May 1949) is a former
Norwegian
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long-distance runner who specialized in the
5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...
. He represented
IF Sturla
Idrettsforeningen Sturla is a Norwegian sports club from Drammen, founded in 1923. It has sections for athletics, orienteering and skiing.
The athletics uses Marienlyst stadion as their home field.
Among its most prominent members are long-dista ...
.
At the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
he finished seventh in the 5000 m final in 13:34.4 minutes. At the
1972 European Indoor Championships he finished fifth in
3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
. He became Norwegian champion in 1972.
His personal best time was 13:27.6 minutes, achieved in July 1974 on
Bislett stadion
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.
Halle later coached his daughter
Gunhild Halle Haugen.
References
1949 births
Living people
Norwegian male long-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Norway
Norwegian athletics coaches
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