Per Halle was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres

5000 metres

The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

. He represented IF Sturla

IF Sturla

Idrettsforeningen Sturla is a Norwegian sports club from Drammen, founded in 1923. It has sections for athletics, orienteering and skiing.The athletics uses Marienlyst stadion as their home field....

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At the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

 he finished seventh in the 5000 m final in 13:34.4 minutes. At the 1972 European Indoor Championships

1972 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

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 he finished fifth in 3000 metres

3000 metres

The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

. He became Norwegian champion in 1972.

His personal best time was 13:27.6 minutes, achieved in July 1974 on Bislett stadion

Bislett stadion

Bislett Stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here...

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Halle later coached his daughter Gunhild Halle Haugen

Gunhild Halle Haugen

Gunhild Haugen is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. She is the daughter of Per Halle, who was her coach as well. Haugen represented IL Runar....

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