Kalle Anders Berglund (born 11 March 1996 in

Jämshög Jämshög is a locality situated in Olofström Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 1,494 inhabitants in 2010. It is the site of Jämshög Church (''Jämshögs kyrka'') in the Diocese of Lund. During the Northern Seven Years' War (1563 - 15 ...

) is a

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middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. He won the silver medal in the

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at the 2017 European Indoor Championships. During the

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on 13 June 2019, he broke the Swedish record on the one

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(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.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor * 400 metres – 48.20 (Espoo 2015) *

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– 1:46.85 (Cheboksary 2015) *

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– 2:19.21 (Stockholm 2018) *

– 3:33.70 (Doha 2019) NR * One Mile – 3:53.83 (Oslo 2019) NR Indoor * 400 metres – 51.19 (Karlskrona 2013) *

– 1:47.62 (Växjö 2017) *

– 3:36.63 (Toruń 2019) NR * One mile – 4:01.00 (Athlone 2018) * 3000 metres – 7:57.78 (Växjö 2020)

References

All-Athletics profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berglund, Kalle 1996 births Living people Swedish male middle-distance runners People from Olofström Municipality World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden Swedish Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Sweden Sportspeople from Blekinge County 21st-century Swedish people