- Karl Johan Rasmussen
Karl Johan Rasmussen (born
10 October 1973 ) is a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized inmarathon race s. He has representedSK Vidar , Bislett FIK andHaugesund IL .He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, having been in silver medal position until the last three kilometres of the race. [cite news |authorlink=Norsk Telegrambyrå |author=NTB |title=Rasmussen nær maraton-sensasjon |url=http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=1578256 |work=VG |publisher= |date=11 August 2002 |accessdate=2006-12-22 |language=Norwegian |quote= ] He later competed at the 2003 World Championships,
2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and 2006 European Championships without much success. He never participated in theSummer Olympics . [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mr.htm Norwegian international athletes - R] no icon] He became Norwegian champion in 10,000 m in 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2006 [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m10000.htm Norwegian championships in 10,000 metres] no icon] and inhalf marathon in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/mhalfmar.htm Norwegian championships in half marathon] no icon]He is now a teacher at Skeisvang Videregående Skole in Norway, Haugesund.
Personal bests
*10,000 metres - 28:38.89 min (2002) - fifteenth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/M10000.htm Norwegian all-time list 10,000 metres] no icon]
*Half marathon - 1:03:22 hrs (1998) - fourteenth among Norwegian half marathon runners. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MHALVMAR.htm Norwegian all-time list half marathon] no icon]
*Marathon - 2:14:00 hrs (2002) - thirteenth among Norwegian marathon runners. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MMARATON.htm Norwegian all-time list marathon] no icon]References
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