Bertil Albertsson
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Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born | 1 September 1921 Uppsala, Sweden | ||||||||||
Died | 3 March 2008 (aged 86) Upplands Väsby, Sweden | ||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500–10000 m | ||||||||||
Club | Upsala IF | ||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3.51.4 (1946) 5000 m – 14:15.0 (1952) 10000 m – 29:46.0 (1951)[1][2] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Bertil Ebbe Gustaf Albertsson (1 September 1921 – 3 March 2008) was a Swedish runner. He competed in the 5000 m and 10000 m events at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and finished in 3–12 place, winning a bronze medal in the 10000 m in 1948.[1] Albertsson won eight national titles: in the 5000 m in 1947, 1949 and 1951–53, and in the 10000 m in 1948, 1950 and 1954.[3]
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- ^ a b Bertil Albertsson Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Bertil Albertsson. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Bertil Albertsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2008 deaths
- Sportspeople from Uppsala
- Swedish male long-distance runners
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Sweden
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Swedish athletics biography stubs