Karin Wallgren-Lundgren

Karin Wallgren-Lundgren

Karin Wallgren-Lundgren in 1967
Personal information
Born 19 May 1944 (1944-05-19) (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]

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]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karin Wallgren-Lundgren.
  1. 1 2 Karin Wallgren-Lundgren. sports-reference.com
  2. Karin Lundgren (neé Wallgren). trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. Karin Lundgren. Swedish Olympic Committee.
  4. Karin Lundgren Wallgren 1944-05-19. storagrabbar.se
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.