Ernst Robert Efraim Fast (21 January 1881 in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

– 26 October 1959 in

Sigtuna Sigtuna () is a locality situated in Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 8,444 inhabitants in 2010. It is the namesake of the municipality even though the seat is in Märsta. Sigtuna is for historical reasons often still referre ...

) was Swedish long distance runner who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He specialized in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

and participated in the event in

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested. Altogether, 117 athletes from 15 nations competed. A total of 68 medals (23 gold, 23 silver, 22 bronze) were awarded. In many countries, due in part to the conflation of t ...

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

and won the

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

, behind second place

Émile Champion Émile Champion 1900. Émile Adolphe Eugène Champion (August 7, 1879 in Laval, Mayenne – 1921) was a French track and field athlete, born in Paris, who competed in the early 20th century. He was a long-distance runner but specialized in th ...

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* 1881 births 1959 deaths Athletes from Stockholm Swedish male long-distance runners Swedish male marathon runners Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic athletes of Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{sweden-athletics-bio-stub