Kalle Anders Berglund (born 11 March 1996 in Jämshög) is a Swedish middle-distance runner.[2] He won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
 Kalle Berglund in July 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 March 1996 Jämshög, Sweden |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m |
| Club | Spårvägens FK |
| Coached by | Jan Bengtsson |
Medal record | |
During the Bislett Games in Oslo on 13 June 2019, he broke the Swedish record on the one English mile (1609 metres) distance with the time 3.53,83 minutes. With that, he broke Anders Gärderud's record on the same distance, which was 3.54,45 minutes.[3]
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
| |||||
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 7th | 800 m | 1:47.31 |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 4th | 800 m | 1:49.88 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 18th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.65 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:45.56 |
| European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 13th (h) | 1500 m | 3:44.56 | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 11th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:40.05 | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11th (h) | 1500 m | 3:46.61 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th (h) | 1500 m | 3:41.25 | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 9th | 1500 m | 3:33.70 |
| European Team Championships Super League | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 1500 m | 8:02.79 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 41st (h) | 1500 m | 3:49.43 |
Personal bests edit
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 48.20 (Espoo 2015)
- 800 metres – 1:46.85 (Cheboksary 2015)
- 1000 metres – 2:19.21 (Stockholm 2018)
- 1500 metres – 3:33.70 (Doha 2019) NR
- One Mile – 3:53.83 (Oslo 2019)NR
Indoor
- 400 metres – 51.19 (Karlskrona 2013)
- 800 metres – 1:47.62 (Växjö 2017)
- 1500 metres – 3:36.63 (Toruń 2019) NR
- One mile – 4:01.00 (Athlone 2018)
- 3000 metres – 7:57.78 (Växjö 2020)
National titles edit
- Swedish Athletics Championships (5)
- 1500 metres: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
- 5000 metres: 2018
- Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships (1)
- 1500 metres: 2018
See also edit
References edit
- ^ EAA profile
- ^ Kalle Berglund at World Athletics
- ^ "Kalle Berglund slog Gärderuds 44 år gamla svenska rekord" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kalle Berglund.
- Kalle Berglund at World Athletics
- Kalle Berglund at Olympedia
- Kalle Berglund at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- All-Athletics profile
