Sven Lundgren Explained

Birth Date:29 September 1896
Birth Place:Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden
Death Date:18 June 1960 (aged 63)
Death Place:Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden
Height:1.83m (06feet)
Weight:75kg (165lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:800–5000 m
Club:IK Göta
Pb:800 m – 1:54.3 (1921)
1500 m – 3:59.3 (1924)
Mile – 4:22.8 (1919)
5000 m – 15:27.3 (1918)
Show-Medals:yes

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.[1] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sven Lundgren . Olympedia . 9 July 2021.