Arne Andersson

Who was Arne Andersson?

Arne Anderson was a Swedish middle distance runner who became famous for his rivalry with his compatriot Gunder Hägg in the 1940s. Andersson set a 1500 metres world record in Gothenburg in August 1943 with a time of 3:45.0 min. He was born in Trollhättan, Sweden.

Andersson set three world records for the Mile: the first in Stockholm in July 1942 in; this record was broken in the same year by Hägg. Andersson recaptured the world record in Gothenburg in July 1943, and improved it further in Malmö in July 1944. However, Hägg had the last word when he ran in Malmö in 1945. Andersson won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1943.