Hans Gundhus (13 September 1900 – 1 July 1968) was a Norwegian middle and

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. He was born in

Hønefoss __NOTOC__ Hønefoss is a town and the administrative center of the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud county, Norway. Hønefoss is an industrial center of inner Østlandet, containing several factories and other industry. As of 1 January 2008, ...

, and represented the clubs IF Liv and later

IF Ørnulf Idrettsforeningen Ørnulf is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It has sections for amateur boxing and floorball. General history The club was founded in 1893, and was a founding member of the Norwegian Wrestling Federation. It formerly had sectio ...

. He competed in the 3000 metres team race at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

, along with teammates

Nils Andersen Nils Andersen (21 March 1902 – 7 May 1979) was a Norwegian middle and long-distance runner. He was born in Kristiania, and represented the club Tøien TF. He competed in the 3000 metres team race at the 1924 Summer Olympics, along with t ...

Johan Badendyck Johan Badendyck (28 March 1902 – 19 April 1973) was a Norwegian long-distance runner. He was born in Kristiania, and represented the club IL i BUL. He competed in the 3000 metres team race at the 1924 Summer Olympics, along with teammate ...

and

Haakon Jansen Haakon Jansen (24 May 1900 – 6 November 1968) was a Norwegian long-distance runner. He was born in Kristiania, and represented the club IK Tjalve. He competed in the 3000 metres team race at the 1924 Summer Olympics, along with team mates ...

. He became Norwegian

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

champion in 1924, and won a bronze in 1925 and silver in 1926. He also won two national bronze medals in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

, in 1924 and 1925. In June 1924 he captured the Norwegian

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

record from Alf Halstvedt. He ran in 8:44.9 minutes at Bislett stadion. Five days later he improved it additionally to 8:44.8 minutes, again at Bislett. The record stood until 1929 when it was broken by

Reidar Jørgensen Reidar Jørgensen (5 October 1904 – 22 September 1985) was a Norwegian middle distance runner, cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier, botanist and educator. Sports career He was born in Lillehammer. He competed in the 1500 metr ...

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1900 births 1968 deaths People from Ringerike (municipality) Sportspeople from Buskerud Norwegian male middle-distance runners Norwegian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Norway Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-sport-bio-stub