Arne Andersson
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Arne Andersson (born October 27, 1917) 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. He was born in Trollhättan, Sweden.
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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Preceded by Gunder Hägg |
Men's 1,500 m World Record Holder August 17, 1943 – July 7, 1944 |
Succeeded by Gunder Hägg |
| Preceded by Gunder Hägg |
Men's Mile World Record Holder July 10, 1942 – September 4, 1942 |
Succeeded by Gunder Hägg |
| Preceded by Gunder Hägg |
Men's Mile World Record Holder July 1, 1943 – July 17, 1945 |
Succeeded by Gunder Hägg |
| Preceded by Gunder Hägg |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1943 |
Succeeded by Nils Karlsson |
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