Olle Åberg

Olle Åberg

Olle Åberg in 1949
Personal information
Born 24 January 1925
Hofors, Sweden
Died 20 December 2013 (aged 88)
Gävle, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 m, 1500 m
Club Gefle IF
Hofors AIF
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 m – 1:49.3 (1953)
1500 m – 3:45.4 (1951)[1]

Olof Viktor "Olle" Åberg (24 January 1925 – 20 December 2013) was a Swedish middle distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 1952 Olympics and finished seventh.[2][3]

Åberg was born in Hofors, and in addition to the local club Hofors AIF he represented Gefle IF.[2] With Gefle IF he participated in setting a world record in the 4×1500 metres relay at 15:34.6 minutes in 1947. The team improved the record in 1949. Åberg won the national 1500 m title in 1951. Next year, on 10 August 1952, he set a world record in the 1000 metres at 2:21.4.[4][5]

References

  1. Olle Åberg. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. 1 2 "Olle Åberg". Sports-Reference.com.
  3. Olle Åberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. "In memoriam: Olle Åberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Athletics. 19 February 2014.
  5. 0lle Åberg 1925–2014. storagrabbar.se
Records
Preceded by
Rune Gustafsson
Marcel Hansenne
(joint)
Men's 1000 metres World Record Holder
10 August 1952 – 27 October 1952
Succeeded by
Stanislav Jungwirth


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