Sport Athletics Role Olympic athlete Event(s) 800–3000 m Died June 18, 1960 | Club IK Gota, Bromma Height 1.83 m Name Sven Lundgren Weight 75 kg | |
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Born 29 September 1896 Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden Personal best(s) 800 m – 1:54.3 (1921)
1500 m – 3:59.3 (1924) Olympic medals Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres team race People also search for Edvin Wide, Eric Backman, Joe Blewitt | ||
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. He had his best results 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.
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. In retirement Lundgren worked as warehouse manager in Stockholm.
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