Joar Leifseth Ulsom

Joar Leifseth Ulsom (born 1987) is a Norwegian dog musher.

Joar Leifseth Ulsom
Born1987 (age 3536)
Mo i Rana, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationdog musher

He was born in Mo i Rana in the county of Nordland.[1]

In March 2018 he won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska.[2]

Participation in Iditarod

Year Place Time Dogs
2013 7 (fastest «rookie»)[3] 9d 12h 34m 10
2014 4 [3] 8d 19h 1m 9
2015 6 [3] 9d 5h 21m 12
2016 6 [3] 8d 22h 12m 12
2017 4 [3] 8d 11h 0 m 8
2018 1 9d 13h 1m 8 at finish (started with 16) [3]

References

  1. Askheim, Svein. "Joar Leifseth Ulsom". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. Becker, Mia; Carlsen, Jørund Wessel (14 March 2018). "Ulsom vant Iditarod etter blodslit: – Vanskelig å holde tårene tilbake". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. NTB (14 March 2018). "Hundeløpet Iditarod Norske Ulsom vinner Iditarod" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 15 March 2018.


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