Sven Lundgren
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| Born | 29 September 1896 Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 18 June 1960 (aged 63) Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 800–5000 m | |||||||||||
| Club | IK Göta | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:54.3 (1921) 1500 m – 3:59.3 (1924) Mile – 4:22.8 (1919) 5000 m – 15:27.3 (1918)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Sven Emil Lundgren (29 September 1896 – 18 June 1960) was a Swedish middle-distance runner who competed in the 800 m, 1500 and 3000 m events at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics.[3]
Career
[edit]Lundgren had his best results at the Olympic Games in 1920, when he won a bronze medal in the 3000 m team contest and finished fifth in the 1500 m. He failed to reach the finals in all other events.[1]
Lundgren won eight Swedish titles, four over 800 m and four over 1500 m, six of them in 1919–1921. From 1922 to 1926 he held the world record in the 1000 m, and from 1919 to 1925 in the 4 × 1500 m relay. Lundgren finished second behind Albert Hill in the 1 mile event at the British 1919 AAA Championships[4][5][6] and returned for the 1921 AAA Championships, where he finished third behind Edgar Mountain in the 880 yards event.[7][8]
In retirement Lundgren worked as warehouse manager in Stockholm.[1][9][10]
References
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- ^ a b c Sven Emil Lundgren. sports-reference.com
- ^ Sven Lundgren. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Sven Lundgren". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Herald. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Champions". Daily Record. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sven Lundgren. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Sven Lundgren 1896–1960. storagrabbar.se
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