Anders Gärderud
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | 3000 m steeplechase |
Sven Anders Gärderud (born 28 August 1946) is a Swedish former track and field athlete, winner of the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Born in Stockholm, Gärderud experimented with several events before rising to athletic greatness in the 3000 m steeplechase.[1]
Gärderud's first major competition were the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the heats of 800 m and 1500 m. In the following years, Gärderud concentrated only to the 3000 m steeplechase, and was already a main favourite at the 1972 Summer Olympics, but, suffering from a cold, he was eliminated in his heat. Gärderud was also eliminated in the heats of the 5000 m at the Olympics,[1] but only seven days later, he set a new 3000 m steeplechase world record of 8:20.8.
At the 1974 European Championships, Gärderud was narrowly beaten by Bronisław Malinowski of Poland,[2] but managed to break the 3000 m steeplechase world record twice in 1975. At first he ran 8:10.4 and only six days later 8:09.8 minutes.[3]
The culmination of Gärderud's career was at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where after a stirring contest with Malinowski and Frank Baumgartl, Gärderud won the gold medal in a new world record of 8:08.02.[1] His stirring victory in that event would earn him a share of the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with cyclist Bernt Johansson.
Gärderud is also an accomplished orienteer and was a member of the winning relay team at the 1977 Swedish Orienteering Championships.
He now regularly appears on Swedish TV as an athletics commentator and has also been national coach for the Swedish women's athletics team and Norwegian orienteering team.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anders Gärderud. sports-reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-13.
- ↑ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 554. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kerry O'Brien |
Men's 3000 m steeplechase world record holder 14 September 1972 – 15 January 1973 |
Succeeded by Ben Jipcho |
| Preceded by Ben Jipcho |
Men's 3000 m steeplechase world record holder 25 June 1975 – 13 May 1978 |
Succeeded by Henry Rono |
| Preceded by Vladimir Dudin Bronisław Malinowski (co-holders) |
Men's 3000 m steeplechase European record holder 14 September 1972 – 24 August 1984 shared with Michael Karst 26 June 1974 – 2 July 1974 |
Succeeded by Joseph Mahmoud |
| Preceded by Dan Waern |
Men's 800 m Swedish record holder 11 September 1968 – 4 July 1974 shared with Åke Svensson from 13 July 1973 |
Succeeded by Åke Svensson |
| Preceded by Bengt Nåjde |
Men's 5000 m Swedish record holder 26 July 1972 – 25 July 1973 |
Succeeded by Bengt Nåjde |
| Preceded by Bengt Nåjde |
Men's 5000 m Swedish record holder 7 August 1973 – |
Succeeded by Current holder |
| Preceded by Bengt Persson |
Men's 3000 m steeplechase Swedish record holder 13 August 1971 – 28 July 2007 |
Succeeded by Mustafa Mohamed |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Ingemar Stenmark |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Bernt Johansson 1976 |
Succeeded by Frank Andersson |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Kerry O'Brien |
Men's 3000 m steeplechase best year performance 1972 |
Succeeded by Ben Jipcho |
| Preceded by Ben Jipcho |
Men's 3000 m steeplechase best year performance 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by Michael Karst |
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