Jan Fitschen
German athlete
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| Intro | German athlete | |
| Places | Germany | |
| is | Athlete Runner Long-distance runner | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 2 May 1977, Haugesund | |
| Age | 47 years | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Jan Gerrit Fitschen (born 2 May 1977 in Nordhorn) is a German long-distance runner, competing for TV Wattenscheid 01.
At the 1999 Under 23 European Championships he finished fifth over the 5000 metres. He was German champion over 5000 metres in 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006 and over 10,000 m in 2005 and 2006.
Fitschen won the title of European Champion over 10,000 metres at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg in a personal best of 28:10,94.