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References
- ↑ Norwegian international athletes - R Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian championships in 3000 m steeplechase Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list 3000 m steeplechase Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian all-time list 10,000 m Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Norwegian championships in 10,000 m Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
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