Rune Larsson (athlete) explained

Birth Date:17 June 1924
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Järfälla, Sweden
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)
Weight:700NaN0
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 m, 400 m hurles
Club:UoIF Matteuspojkarna
Pb:400 m – 47.9 (1948)
400 mH – 51.9 (1948)
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Karl Rune Larsson (17 June 1924  - 17 September 2016)[1] was a Swedish sprinter and hurdler who specialized in 400 m events. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and won two bronze medals in 1948: in the 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay. He also won bronze medals in the same events at the European championships of 1946 and 1950. Larsson received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1951.

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