Jesper Lind Faurschou (born 1 July 1983) is a

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athlete. He is a part of Herning Running Club, Herning Løbeklub, located in Herning. However, he is currently living in

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In 2007 he set a Danish record. He was the first ever to win 5 individual championships in one year – 10 km road, 4 km cross country,

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, 5000 metres and 10000 metres. In 2008 he participated in the

IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The World Athletics Half Marathon Championships is a biennial international half marathon competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It ...

, the

IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...

(finishing in 127th), and the

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. In 2009 he set yet another Danish record, being the first male to win the Winter Tournament three times in a row. The Winter Tournament is a series of 7 runs - either cross country running or road racing. In 2010, he finished in 29th at the European Championships. At the 2011 World Championships, he finished in 33rd in the marathon. He participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the marathon finishing 41st. He competed in the

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in 2014, held in Copenhagen, finishing in 62nd. At the 2014 European Championships, he finished in 22nd. At the end of the year 2020 he set a Danish record at 50 km.

Records

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: 3.51,39 min * 3000 metres: 8.11,98 min * 5000 metres: 14.15,56 min * 10000 metres: 29.42,56 min * 10K: 29.40 min * Half marathon: 1.04.01 hours * Marathon: 2.16.15 hours * 50K 2.58.31 hours

References

* 1983 births Living people Danish male middle-distance runners Danish male long-distance runners Danish male marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Denmark Olympic athletes for Denmark Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic male marathon runners 21st-century Danish people Place of birth missing (living people) {{denmark-athletics-bio-stub