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Rune Larsson

Full name: Carl Rune Larsson
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
Born: June 17, 1924 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Affiliations: UoIF Matteus-Pojkarna, Stockholm (SWE)
Country: SWE Sweden
Sport: Athletics

Medals: 2 Bronze (2 Total)

Biography

Rune Larsson also won bronze medals in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1946 European Championships and in the 4×400 metres relay (with Gösta Brännström, Tage Ekfeldt, and Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt) at the 1950 European Championships.

Personal Bests: 400 – 47.9 (1948); 400H – 51.9 (1948).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1948 Summer 24 London Athletics Men's 400 metres Sweden SWE 2 h2 r1/4
1948 Summer 24 London Athletics Men's 400 metres Hurdles Sweden SWE 3 Bronze
1948 Summer 24 London Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay Sweden SWE 3 Bronze
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Athletics Men's 400 metres Hurdles Sweden SWE 6 h1 r3/4
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay Sweden SWE 3 h1 r1/2

Men's 400 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(H)
1948 Summer 24 London Athletics Sweden Quarter-Finals Heat Three 3 QU 48.8
1948 Summer 24 London Athletics Sweden Round One Heat Two 2 QU 49.2

Men's 400 metres Hurdles

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(H) ATM L T(A 1/10) T(A)
1948 Summer 24 London Athletics Sweden Final 3 52.2 at 1.00 6
1948 Summer 24 London Athletics Sweden Semi-Finals Heat One 1 QU/OR 51.9 52.0
1948 Summer 24 London Athletics Sweden Round One Heat Four 2 QU 54.5
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Athletics Sweden Semi-Finals Heat One 6 53.9 54.06
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Athletics Sweden Quarter-Finals Heat Four 3 QU 53.3 53.35
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Athletics Sweden Round One Heat Five 3 QU 55.9

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T(H) ATM T(A)
1948 Summer 24 London Athletics Sweden SWE Final 3 3:16.0 at 6.08
1948 Summer 24 London Athletics Sweden SWE Round One Heat Three 2 QU 3:21.0
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Athletics Sweden SWE Round One Heat One 3 3:13.4 3:13.55