Karin Wallgren-Lundgren
 Karin Wallgren-Lundgren in 1967 | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Born |
19 May 1944 (age 71) Göteborg, Sweden | |||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | 100–400 m | |||||||||
| Club | GKIK, Göteborg | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
100 m – 11.5 (1967) 200 m – 23.49 (1970) 400 m – 52.8 (1970)[1][2] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Karin Elisabeth Wallgren-Lundgren (née Wallgren on 19 May 1944) is a retired Swedish sprinter. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in various 100–400 m events (five in total), but failed to reach the finals. She won the 400 m contest at the 1967 European Indoor Games, and placed fifth at the 1969 European Athletics Championships and fourth at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1][3]
Wallgren-Lundgren won the national championships in the 100 m (1966 and 1968–71), 200 m (1962, 1965–66, 1968–70 and 1972), 400 m (1966 and 1968–72), and various relays (24 times). She held national records over 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. After retiring from competitions she headed the Swedish Athletics Association.[4]
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- 1 2 Karin Wallgren-Lundgren. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Karin Lundgren (neé Wallgren). trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Karin Lundgren. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ↑ Karin Lundgren Wallgren 1944-05-19. storagrabbar.se
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