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Anders Gärderud
Anders Gärderud in 1968
Personal information
Full nameSven Anders Gärderud
NationalitySwedish
Born28 August 1946 (1946-08-28) (age 78)
Degerfors, Sweden
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportAthletics
Event800–5000 m
ClubKA2 IF, Karlskrona;
Enebybergs IF;
Mälarhöjdens IK, Stockholm
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m – 1:47.2 (1968)
1500 m – 3:36.73 (1974)
5000 m – 13:17.59 (1976)
3000 mS – 8:08.02 (1976)
5000 m – 13:17.59 (1976)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 3000 m steeplechase
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Rome 3000 m steeplechase

Sven Anders Gärderud (born 28 August 1946) is a Swedish former track and field athlete, winner of the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1][3][4]

Gärderud was born to an orienteering competitor, and was an accomplished orienteer himself, winning a team gold medal at the 1977 Swedish Championships. He initially trained in orienteering and changed sports by chance – he was banned from running in the woods in autumn 1961 due to a jaundice epidemic and wandered into an athletic hall.[3]

Gärderud experimented with several events before focusing on the 3000 m steeplechase.[1] His first major competition were the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the heats of 800 m and 1500 m. In the following years, Gärderud concentrated on the steeplechase, and was already a main favorite at the 1972 Summer Olympics, but, suffering from a cold, he was eliminated in his heat. Gärderud was also eliminated in the heats of the 5000 m at the Olympics,[1] but only seven days later, he set a new 3000 m steeplechase world record at 8:20.8.[2]

At the 1974 European Championships in Rome, Gärderud was beaten by Bronisław Malinowski of Poland,[5] yet next year he broke the 3000 m steeplechase world record three times.[2][6]

The culmination of Gärderud's career was at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where after a stirring contest with Malinowski and Frank Baumgartl, Gärderud won the gold medal in a new world record of 8:08.02.[1] His victory in that event would earn him a share of the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with cyclist Bernt Johansson.

After retiring from competitions Gärderud worked as a TV commentator of athletics events and as the head coach of the Swedish athletics team.[1][3][4] In 1986 he married Annika Johansson.[7]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Sweden
1966 European Indoor Games Dortmund, West Germany 6th 3000 m 8:12.8
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 24th (h) 800 m 1:48.9
35th (h) 1500 m 3:54.28
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 17th (h) 5000 m 13:57.2
19th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:30.8
1974 European Championships Rome, Italy 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:15.41
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:08.02 (WR)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Anders Gärderud. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b c Anders Gärderud. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ a b c Anders Gärderud. Swedish Olympic Committee.
  4. ^ a b Anders Gärderud. storagrabbar.se
  5. ^ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 13 January 2015.
  6. ^ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 554. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  7. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 411. ISBN 91-1-914072-X
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Records
Preceded by Men's 3000 m steeplechase
world record holder
14 September 1972 – 15 January 1973 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 3000 m steeplechase
world record holder
25 June 1975 – 13 May 1978 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 3000 m steeplechase
European record holder
14 September 1972 – 24 August 1984
shared with Michael Karst
26 June 1974 – 2 July 1974 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 800 m
Swedish record holder
11 September 1968 – 4 July 1974
shared with Åke Svensson
from 13 July 1973 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 5000 m
Swedish record holder
26 July 1972 – 25 July 1973 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 5000 m
Swedish record holder
7 August 1973 – 		Succeeded by
Current holder
Preceded by Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Swedish record holder
13 August 1971 – 28 July 2007 		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
with Bernt Johansson
1976 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's 3000 m steeplechase
best year performance
1972 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Men's 3000 m steeplechase
best year performance
1974–1976 		Succeeded by
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