Dan Waern
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| Born | 17 January 1933 Sköldinge, Sweden |
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | |||||||||
| Sport | track and field | |||||||||
| Club | Flens IF Gefle IF Örgryte IS[1] |
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:47.5 (1961) 1500 m – 3:38.6 (1960) Mile – 3:58.5 (1957)[2] |
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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.[4][1]
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]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dan Waern 1933-01-17. storagrabbar.se
- ↑ Dan Waern. trackfield.brinkster.net
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- ↑ Dan Waern. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Dan Waern. Swedish Olympic Committee
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| Preceded by | Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1957 |
Succeeded by Richard Dahl |
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- Swedish middle-distance runners
- Male middle-distance runners
- Swedish sportsmen
- People from Södermanland County
- Olympic athletes of Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Örgryte IS Friidrott athletes
