Arne Andersson (27 October 1917 – 1 April 2009) was a Swedish middle distance runner who became famous for his rivalry with his compatriot Gunder Hägg in the 1940s. Andersson set a 1500 metres world record in Gothenburg in August 1943 with a time of 3:45.0 minutes. He was born in Trollhättan, Sweden.
Andersson set three world records in the mile: the first in Stockholm in July 1942 in (4:06.2); this record was broken in the same year by Hägg (4:04.6). Andersson recaptured the world record in Gothenburg in July 1943 (4:02.6), and improved it further in Malmö in July 1944 (4:01.6). However, Hägg had the last word when he ran (4:01.4) in Malmö in 1945 (Hägg's record was not broken until Roger Bannister ran the first sub-4 mile in Oxford in 1954). Andersson won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1943.[4][2]
Andersson won seven national titles: two individual (1500 m, 1943–44) and five in relays (1940–42).[2] In 1946 he was disqualified for violating amateur rules, together with Gunder Hägg and Henry Jonsson.[5]
References
- ^ a b Legendaren Arne Andersson, 91, död. svt.se (1 April 2009)
- ^ a b c Arne Andersson 1917–2009 Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
- ^ Arne Andersson. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Löparlegendar har gått ur tiden". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2 April 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ Henry Jonsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
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