Kalle Berglund
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 |
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
| 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 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 48.20 (Espoo 2015)
- 800 metres – 1:46.85 (Cheboksary 2015)
- 1000 metres – 2:20.63 (Gothenburg 2015)
- 1500 metres – 3:33.70 (Doha 2019) NR
Indoor
- 400 metres – 51.19 (Karlskrona 2013)
- 800 metres – 1:47.62 (Växjö 2017)
- 1500 metres – 3:37.69 (Birmingham 2017) NR
- One mile – 4:01.00 (Athlone 2018)
- 3000 metres – 8:06.66 (Uppsala 2018)
References
- 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.
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