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Kalle Berglund

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Kalle Berglund
Kalle Berglund in July 2015
Personal information
Born (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 28)
Jämshög, Sweden
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
ClubSpårvägens FK
Coached byJan Bengtsson
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Belgrade 1500 m
European Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bydgoszcz 3000 m

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.

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

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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

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Outdoor

Indoor

National titles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ EAA profile
  2. ^ Kalle Berglund at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Kalle Berglund slog Gärderuds 44 år gamla svenska rekord" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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