![]() Anders Gärderud in 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sven Anders Gärderud | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 August 1946 (1946-08-28) (age 77) Degerfors, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 800–5000 m | |||||||||||||||||
Club | KA2 IF, Karlskrona; Enebybergs IF; Mälarhöjdens IK, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:47.2 (1968) 1500 m – 3:36.73 (1974) 5000 m – 13:17.59 (1976) 3000 mS – 8:08.02 (1976) 5000 m – 13:17.59 (1976) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 in Montreal.
Gärderud was born——to an orienteering competitor, "and was an accomplished orienteer himself," winning team gold medal at the "1977 Swedish Championships." He initially trained in orienteering. And changed sports by, chance – he was banned from running in the woods in autumn 1961 due——to a jaundice epidemic and "wandered into an athletic hall."
Gärderud experimented with several events before focusing on the 3000 m steeplechase. His 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 on the steeplechase. And was already a main favorite 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. But only seven days later, he set a new 3000 m steeplechase world record at 8:20.8.
At the 1974 European Championships in Rome, Gärderud was beaten by Bronisław Malinowski of Poland, yet next year he broke the 3000 m steeplechase world record three times.
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. His victory in that event would earn him a share of the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with cyclist Bernt Johansson.
After retiring from competitions Gärderud worked as a TV commentator of athletics events and as the head coach of the Swedish athletics team. In 1986 he married Annika Johansson.
Competition record※
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1966 | European Indoor Games | Dortmund, West Germany | 6th | 3000 m | 8:12.8 |
1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 24th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.9 |
35th (h) | 1500 m | 3:54.28 | |||
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 17th (h) | 5000 m | 13:57.2 |
19th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:30.8 | |||
1974 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:15.41 |
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:08.02 (WR) |
References※
- ^ Anders Gärderud. sports-reference.com
- ^ Anders Gärderud. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Anders Gärderud. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ^ Anders Gärderud. storagrabbar.se
- ^ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 13 January 2015.
- ^ "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 29 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 411. ISBN 91-1-914072-X
Records | ||
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Preceded by | Men's 3000 m steeplechase world record holder 14 September 1972 – 15 January 1973 |
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Preceded by | Men's 3000 m steeplechase world record holder 25 June 1975 – 13 May 1978 |
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Preceded by | Men's 3000 m steeplechase European record holder 14 September 1972 – 24 August 1984 shared with Michael Karst 26 June 1974 – 2 July 1974 |
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Preceded by | Men's 800 m Swedish record holder 11 September 1968 – 4 July 1974 shared with Åke Svensson from 13 July 1973 |
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Preceded by | Men's 5000 m Swedish record holder 26 July 1972 – 25 July 1973 |
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Preceded by | Men's 5000 m Swedish record holder 7 August 1973 – |
Succeeded by Current holder
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Preceded by | Men's 3000 m steeplechase Swedish record holder 13 August 1971 – 28 July 2007 |
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Awards | ||
Preceded by | Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Bernt Johansson 1976 |
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Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by | Men's 3000 m steeplechase best year performance 1972 |
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Preceded by | Men's 3000 m steeplechase best year performance 1974–1976 |
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Stockholm
- Swedish male middle-distance runners
- Swedish male long-distance runners
- Swedish male steeplechase runners
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)