Sven Lundgren

For Swedish decathlete, see Sven Lundgren (decathlete).

Sven Lundgren
Personal information
Born29 September 1896
Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden
Died18 June 1960 (aged 63)
Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800–5000 m
ClubIK Göta
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m – 1:54.3 (1921)
1500 m – 3:59.3 (1924)
Mile – 4:22.8 (1919)
5000 m – 15:27.3 (1918)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp 3000 m team

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.[3]

Career

Lundgren had his best results at the Olympic Games 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.[1]

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. Lundgren finished second behind Albert Hill in the 1 mile event at the British 1919 AAA Championships[4][5][6] and returned for the 1921 AAA Championships, where he finished third behind Edgar Mountain in the 880 yards event.[7][8]

In retirement Lundgren worked as warehouse manager in Stockholm.[1][9][10]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sven Emil Lundgren.
  1. ^ a b c Sven Emil Lundgren. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Sven Lundgren. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "Sven Lundgren". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Herald. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Amateur Champions". Daily Record. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ Sven Lundgren. Swedish Olympic Committee
  10. ^ Sven Lundgren 1896–1960. storagrabbar.se


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