Country Sweden Height 1.82 m Sport track and field Weight 66 kg | Club Orgryte IS, Gothenburg Name Dan Waern | |
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Born 17 January 1933 (age 91) ( 1933-01-17 ) Skoldinge, Sweden | ||
Personal best(s) 1500 m – 3:38.6 (1960) | ||
Dan Waern (born 17 January 1933) is a retired Swedish middle-distance runner, who in 1957 became the first Swede to run a sub-four-minute mile. The same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
Waern competed in the 1500 m at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished fourth in 1960. Earlier in 1958 he won a silver medal at the European championships over 1500 m and set a world record in the 1000 m. In 1961, he was disqualified by the IAAF for professionalism.
Waern held Swedish titles in the 800 m (1958–60) and 1500 m (1956–61).
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