Dan Waern

Dan Waern

Dan Waern in the 1950's
Personal information
Born	(1933-01-17) 17 January 1933 (age 92) Sköldinge, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	track and field
Club	Flens IF Gefle IF Örgryte IS [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m – 1:47.5 (1961) 1500 m – 3:38.6 (1960) Mile – 3:58.5 (1957) [2]
Medal record Representing   Sweden European Championships 1958 Stockholm 1500 m

Dan Waern (born 17 January 1933) is a retired Swedish middle-distance runner, who in 1957 became the first Swede to run a sub-four-minute mile. ^[3] The same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. ^{[1] [4]}

Waern competed in the 1500 m at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished fourth in 1960. ^{[5] [6]} Earlier in 1958 he won a silver medal at the European championships over 1500 m and set a world record in the 1000 m. ^[1] In 1961, he was disqualified by the IAAF for professionalism. ^[7]

Waern held Swedish titles in the 800 m (1958–60) and 1500 m (1956–61). ^[1]

References

1. Dan Waern 1933-01-17. storagrabbar.se
2. Dan Waern. trackfield.brinkster.net
3. "Bannister – en milstolpe i idrottshistorien" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 3 October 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
4. "Bragdmedaljörer genom tiderna" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
5. Dan Waern. sports-reference.com
6. Dan Waern. Swedish Olympic Committee
7. "Intervjun: Dan Waern" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

Awards
Preceded by Lars Hall and Sixten Jernberg	Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1957	Succeeded by Richard Dahl