Arne Andersson
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Arne Anderson (27 October 1917, Trollhättan – 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 min. 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.[1]
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Preceded by | Men's 1500 m World Record Holder 17 August 1943 – 7 July 1944 |
Succeeded by Gunder Hägg |
Preceded by | Men's Mile World Record Holder 10 July 1942 – 4 September 1942 |
Succeeded by Gunder Hägg |
Preceded by | Men's Mile World Record Holder 1 July 1943 – 17 July 1945 |
Succeeded by Gunder Hägg |
Preceded by | Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1943 |
Succeeded by Nils Karlsson |
Preceded by | European Record Holder Men's 1500 m 17 August 1943 – 16 July 1944 |
Succeeded by Gunder Hägg |
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