Sven Anders Gärderud (born 28 August 1946) is a Swedish former track and field athlete, winner of the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1][3][4]
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| Full name | Sven Anders Gärderud | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1946 (age 78) Degerfors, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800–5000 m | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | KA2 IF, Karlskrona; Enebybergs IF; Mälarhöjdens IK, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:47.2 (1968) 1500 m – 3:36.73 (1974) 5000 m – 13:17.59 (1976) 3000 mS – 8:08.02 (1976) 5000 m – 13:17.59 (1976)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gärderud was born to an orienteering competitor, and was an accomplished orienteer himself, winning a team gold medal at the 1977 Swedish Championships. He initially trained in orienteering and changed sports by chance – he was banned from running in the woods in autumn 1961 due to a jaundice epidemic and wandered into an athletic hall.[3]
Gärderud experimented with several events before focusing on the 3000 m steeplechase.[1] His first major competition were the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the heats of 800 m and 1500 m. In the following years, Gärderud concentrated on the steeplechase, and was already a main favorite at the 1972 Summer Olympics, but, suffering from a cold, he was eliminated in his heat. Gärderud was also eliminated in the heats of the 5000 m at the Olympics,[1] but only seven days later, he set a new 3000 m steeplechase world record at 8:20.8.[2]
At the 1974 European Championships in Rome, Gärderud was beaten by Bronisław Malinowski of Poland,[5] yet next year he broke the 3000 m steeplechase world record three times.[2][6]
The culmination of Gärderud's career was at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where after a stirring contest with Malinowski and Frank Baumgartl, Gärderud won the gold medal in a new world record of 8:08.02.[1] His victory in that event would earn him a share of the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with cyclist Bernt Johansson.
After retiring from competitions Gärderud worked as a TV commentator of athletics events and as the head coach of the Swedish athletics team.[1][3][4] In 1986 he married Annika Johansson.[7]
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Sweden
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| 1966 | European Indoor Games | Dortmund, West Germany | 6th | 3000 m | 8:12.8 |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 24th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.9 |
| 35th (h) | 1500 m | 3:54.28 | |||
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 17th (h) | 5000 m | 13:57.2 |
| 19th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:30.8 | |||
| 1974 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:15.41 |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:08.02 (WR) |
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Anders Gärderud. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c Anders Gärderud. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b c Anders Gärderud. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ^ a b Anders Gärderud. storagrabbar.se
- ^ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 13 January 2015.
- ^ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 554. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 411. ISBN 91-1-914072-X
External links
edit- Anders Gärderud at World Athletics
- Anders Gärderud at Olympedia (archive)
- Anders Gärderud at Olympics.com
- Anders Gärderud at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
