- Arne Kvalheim
Arne Kvalheim (born
25 April 1945 ) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner. He is the brother ofKnut Kvalheim .He finished fourth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships (3000 m) and sixth at the 1974 European Championships (5000 m). He also competed without reaching the final at the
1968 Summer Olympics as well as the European Championships in 1966 and 1971. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mk.htm Norwegian international athletes - K] ]He was a Norwegian champion in
800 metres in 1966, [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m800.htm Norwegian championship, men's 800 metres] ]1500 metres in 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970 and 1972 [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m1500.htm Norwegian championship, men's 1500 metres] ] and5000 metres in 1969, 1970 and 1971. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m5000.htm Norwegian championship, men's 5000 metres] ] He represented the sports clubIK Tjalve .His personal best times were:
*800 metres - 1:48.7 min (1967). [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/M800.htm Norwegian all-time list, men's 800 metres] no icon]
*1500 metres - 3:38.5 min (1968) - fourth on the Norwegian all-time list, only behindLars Martin Kaupang ,Vebjørn Rodal andKnut Kvalheim . [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/M1500.htm Norwegian all-time list, men's 1500 metres] no icon]
*3000 metres - 7:44.8 min (1974) - third on the Norwegian all-time list, only behindMarius Bakken andKnut Kvalheim . [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/M3000.htm Norwegian all-time list, men's 3000 metres] no icon]
*5000 metres - 13:26.4 min (1974) - seventh on the Norwegian all-time list. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/M5000.htm Norwegian all-time list, men's 5000 metres] no icon]
*10,000 metres - 28:47.0 min (1974). [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/M10000.htm Norwegian all-time list, men's 10,000 metres] no icon]References
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