Olof Viktor "Olle" Åberg (24 January 1925 – 20 December 2013) was a

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middle distance runner. He competed in the

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at the 1952 Olympics and finished seventh. Åberg was born in Hofors, and in addition to the local club Hofors AIF he represented Gefle IF. With Gefle IF he participated in setting a world record in the 4×1500 metres relay at 15:34.6 minutes in 1947. The team improved the record in 1949. Åberg won the national 1500 m title in 1951. Next year, on 10 August 1952, he set a world record in the 1000 metres at 2:21.4.

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1925 births 2013 deaths Sportspeople from Gävleborg County Swedish male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Sweden {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub