Reidar Andreassen
{{Short description|Norwegian long distance runner and cross-country skier}}
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Reidar Andreassen (born 19 December 1932) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner and cross-country skier. He was national champion in both athletics and skiing and competed internationally in skiing. He has received the Egebergs Ærespris, and award for excelling in one sport and showing eminent performance in another different sport.
Career
Andreassen was Norwegian champion in 10,000 metres in 1960. He also took silver medals in the 3000 metres steeplechase in 1957 and 1958,{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m3000h.htm|title=3000 meter Hinder/Steeplechase|publisher=Norwegian Athletics Association|language=Norwegian|accessdate=3 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509031532/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m3000h.htm|archivedate=9 May 2012}} and in the 5000 metres in 1959.{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m5000.htm|title=5000 meter|publisher=Norwegian Athletics Association|language=Norwegian|accessdate=3 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215152037/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m5000.htm|archivedate=15 December 2011}} His personal best times were 1:55.4 in the 800 metres (1960), 3:50.1 in the 1500 metres (1960), 8:12.2 in the 3000 metres (1960), 9:04.6 in the 3000 metres steeplechase (1958), 14:21.6 in the 5000 metres (1960) and 30:05.0 in the 10,000 metres (1960).{{cite web|url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/alletider/Documents/sen/ma.htm|title=A|publisher=Norwegian Athletics Association|language=Norwegian|accessdate=3 February 2012}}
He was Norwegian champion in the 50 km in 1958 and 1960, and competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1958. Here he finished as the best Norwegian in 20th place in the 50 kilometres race, which stood as the worst performance by the Norwegian team until 2003.{{cite news|title=Angrer ikke etter femmils-flopp|author=Kirkebøen, Stein-Erik|work=Aftenposten|date=2 March 2003|language=Norwegian}} He was awarded Egebergs Ærespris in 1960. He represented the clubs Herefoss IL and IL i BUL.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Reidar Andreassen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/Reidar_Andreassen |language=Norwegian | accessdate=2 February 2012 }}
Cross-country skiing results
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| 1958 | 25 | — | — | 20 | — |
Personal life
Andreassen was born in Herefoss on 19 December 1932. His brother Ivar was also a national champion in athletics and skiing (relay). Reidar Andreassen is the uncle of biathlete Gunn Margit Andreassen.{{cite news|title=Mester med syv bom|author=Thoresen, Thore-Erik|work=Aftenposten|date=10 January 1992|language=Norwegian}}
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Category:People from Aust-Agder
Category:Norwegian male long-distance runners
Category:Norwegian male steeplechase runners