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Lennart Strand

1921 - 2004

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lennart Strand is the 1,334th most popular athlete (down from 1,304th in 2019), the 930th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,002nd in 2019) and the 74th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lennart Strand ranks 1,334 out of 6,025. Before him are Bill Carr, Sirkka Polkunen, Judi Brown Clarke, Albert White, Alan Helffrich, and Peter Donlon. After him are Carl Forssell, Werner Günthör, Pentti Hämäläinen, Sidney Robinson, Dejan Dabović, and Péter Marót.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Lennart Strand ranks 372. Before him are Mikayil Abdullayev, Norman Joseph Woodland, Vera-Ellen, Walter Rudin, János Pilinszky, and Harold Agnew. After him are Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Hal David, Regina Bianchi, Jesse Helms, and Chico Hamilton. Among people deceased in 2004, Lennart Strand ranks 262. Before him are Velimir Valenta, Inge Meysel, Volodymyr Kaplychnyi, George Hunter, Laurance Rockefeller, and Alan Brown. After him are Yordan Radichkov, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, Germano de Figueiredo, Ugo Ferrante, Jiří Weiss, and David Reimer.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Lennart Strand ranks 930 out of 1,879. Before him are Albert Engström (1869), Åge Lundström (1890), Peter Englund (1957), Hanna Pauli (1864), John Levén (1963), and Erik Hamrén (1957). After him are Carl Forssell (1917), Jonas Åkerlund (1965), Wollmar Boström (1878), Jacob Bjerknes (1897), Christian Wilhelmsson (1979), and Arvid Thörn (1911).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Lennart Strand ranks 74. Before him are Hans Berglund (1918), Tore Eriksson (1937), Harald Julin (1890), Inga Gentzel (1908), Vilhelm Carlberg (1880), and Ingemar Hedberg (1920). After him are Carl Forssell (1917), Karl Johan Svensson (1887), Per-Erik Hedlund (1897), Erik Abrahamsson (1898), Johan Edman (1875), and Håkan Malmrot (1900).

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