Anna Larsson (athlete)

Anna Larsson
Personal information
Anna Larsson in 1945
Nickname(s)	Nora-Anna
Nationality	Swedish
Citizenship	Swedish
Born	(1922-01-02)2 January 1922
Died	14 June 2003(2003-06-14) (aged 81)

Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m
Club	IFK Nora
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m – 2:13.8 (1945)^[1]

Anna "Nora-Anna" Larsson (2 January 1922 – 14 June 2003) was a Swedish middle-distance runner who set several world records in 1944–1945.^[2] After winning an 800 meters running event in 1945 she became the first woman to run a victory lap at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium.^[3]

Larsson won seven consecutive national 800 m titles in 1943–1949 and never lost an 800 m race in her career.^[4] In 1945, she was awarded the Kamratmedaljen award for best IFK performance of the year. She worked at the family farm in Öskevik outside Nora until marrying in 1947.

World records

27 August 1944 – 800 meters, time: 2:15.9, Zinkensdamms IP, Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish national championships)
19 August 1945 – 800 meters, time: 2:14.8, Olympia, Helsingborg, Sweden (Swedish national championship)
30 August 1945 – 800 meters, time: 2:13.8, Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden
5 September 1945 – 880 yards, time: 2:15.8, Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden

References

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↑ Anna Larsson. trackfield.brinkster.net
↑ "In memoriam: Nora-Anna" (in Swedish). Svenska Friidrottsförbundet. 17 June 2003. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
↑ "Anna Larsson – världsbäst på 800" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
↑ Anna "Nora-Anna" "Gullan" Larsson Hedlund. storagrabbar.se

Records
Preceded by Lina Radke	Women's 800 metres World Record Holder 1944-08-27 – 1950-07-16	Succeeded by Yevdokia Vasilyeva

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