Audun Boysen
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Audun Boysen (born May 19, 1929 in Bjarkøy) is a former Norwegian middle distance runner. Raised in Rissa, he first represented Rissa I.L. and later IK Tjalve in Oslo.
One of the more prominent 800 metres runners in the 1950's he won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 1958 European Championships and another bronze at the 1954 European Championships. In the 1000 metres distance he set three world records, the last being 2.19,0 in 1955.
The same year he ran in 1.45,9, setting a new Norwegian 800 metres record. Incidentally, the man who beat him in that race, Belgian Roger Moens, ran in a world record time. The Norwegian record would stand for 37 years, until July 3, 1992 when it was overcome by Atle Douglas (1.45,15) and Vebjørn Rodal (1.45,33). Rodal became Olympic champion four years later.
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