Dan Waern
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![]() Dan Waern in the 1950's | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born | Sköldinge, Sweden | 17 January 1933||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Country | Sweden | ||||||||||
Sport | track and field | ||||||||||
Club | Flens IF Gefle IF Örgryte IS[1] | ||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:47.5 (1961) 1500 m – 3:38.6 (1960) Mile – 3:58.5 (1957)[2] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Dan Waern (born 17 January 1933) is a retired Swedish middle-distance runner, who in 1957 became the first Swede to run a sub-four-minute mile.[3] The same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.[1][4]
Waern competed in the 1500 m at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished fourth in 1960.[5][6] Earlier in 1958 he won a silver medal at the European championships over 1500 m and set a world record in the 1000 m.[1] In 1961, he was disqualified by the IAAF for professionalism.[7]
Waern held Swedish titles in the 800 m (1958–60) and 1500 m (1956–61).[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Dan Waern 1933-01-17. storagrabbar.se
- ^ Dan Waern. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Bannister – en milstolpe i idrottshistorien" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 3 October 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Bragdmedaljörer genom tiderna" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Dan Waern. sports-reference.com
- ^ Dan Waern. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Intervjun: Dan Waern" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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