Answer the following question: Lars Oscar Fonbk (6 July 1887 7 September 1965) was a Norwegian long-distance runner.He was born in Ullensaker but represented the club IF Torodd in Oslo. In 1908 he won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres and a silver medal in the 5000 metres. In 1909 he set two unofficial Norwegian records in the 3000 metres and the 1 hour run. He competed in the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race. His personal best marathon time was 2:44.30 hours achieved in 1912. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete