Stig Roar Husby (born 12 September 1954 in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

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) is a retired

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long-distance runner. He represented

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and

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. In

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he finished fourth at the 1973 European Junior Championships and eighth at the 1985 European Indoor Championships. He finished tenth in

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

at the 1983 World Championships but did not finish at the

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. He became Norwegian champion in

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in 1983 and 1985 and in

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in 1975, 1979, 1980 and 1983. He has his education from the

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Personal bests

- 7:50.92 min (1985) - eleventh among Norwegian 3000 m runners. *5000 metres - 13:27.53 min (1984) - eighth among Norwegian 5000 m runners. *10,000 metres - 28:32.88 min (1983) - thirteenth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners. *

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- 1:03:38 min (1988) *Marathon - 2:11:29 min (1983) - second among Norwegian marathon runners, only behind Geir Kvernmo.Norwegian all-time list marathon

Achievements

References

* 1954 births Living people Norwegian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Norway Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni Sportspeople from Trondheim {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub