Lennart Strand

Lennart Strand

Personal information
Born	13 June 1921 Malmö, Sweden
Died	23 January 2004 (aged 85) Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 m
Club	MAI Malmö
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m – 3:43.0 (1947)
Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1948 London 1500 m European Championships 1946 Oslo 1500 m

Lennart Strand (13 June 1921 – 23 January 2004) was a Swedish middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 m. In this event he won the national title in 1945–47, 1949 and 1950 and the European title in 1946, beating his compatriot Henry Eriksson. Two years later he finished second behind Eriksson at the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1947 Strand equaled Gunder Hägg's 1500 m world record of 3:43.0 in Malmö.

Strand retired from competitions in 1950 after abandoning the 1500 m final race at the European Championships. He was an accomplished piano player, and released several jazz albums in 1952. He also worked as a sportswriter for the Sydsvenska Dagbladet newspaper. Strand died after a traffic accident in late 2003.

References

Records
Preceded by Gunder Hägg	European Record Holder Men's 1500m 15 July 1947 – 28 June 1952	Succeeded by Werner Lueg