Håkon Fimland

Håkon Fimland (8 March 1942 – 24 July 2016) was a Norwegian hurdler and politician.

He was born in Naustdal.[1] As an active hurdler he participated at the 1969 and 1971 European Championships, reaching no further than the semifinal on both occasions.[2] He became Norwegian champion six times in a row, in the years 1971–1976.[3] During his career he represented the clubs IL Tambarskjelvar and IL Gular. His career best time was 14.26 seconds, achieved in September 1971 in Munich. With hand timing he clocked in 13.9 seconds.[4]

As a politician Fimland represented the Centre Party. He was a member of Bergen city council and later Førde municipal council. He was also a member of the Arts Council Norway for eight years, and was the deputy chairperson of the Norwegian Athletics Association from 1987 to 1991.[1] He was awarded the HM The King's Medal of Merit in 2009.[5] He died in 2016.[6]

References
  1. "Håkon Fimland". Sogn og Fjordane fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  2. "Norwegian international athletes – F" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. "Norwegian championships medalists, men's 110 metres hurdles" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  4. "Norwegian all-time list, men's 110 metres hurdles" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  5. Heggheim, Narve (21 December 2009). "Kongens fortenestemedalje til Håkon Fimland" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  6. Olsen, Morten (25 July 2016). "Håkon Fimland er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.



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