Arne Andersson

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Arne Andersson (born October 27, 1917 in Trollhättan, Sweden) was a 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. Andersson set three world records for 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.

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World record progression for the mile run

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