John Arthur Ljunggren (9 September 1919 – 13 January 2000) was a Swedish race walker. He competed in the 50 kilometer event at the 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in first, ninth, third, second and 16th place, respectively. At the European Championships he won a gold medal in 1946, a silver medal in 1950, and finished fourth in 1954 and fifth in 1962.[1][2]
Ljunggren got used to long walks as a child, along with his brothers Verner and Gunnar, as they did not have bicycles. He was known for his walking technique, and was never disqualified during his 499 races. He also competed nationally in cycling, orienteering, running and cross-country skiing. Ljunggren was used to hot, but not cold weather; so he got cramps in the cold Helsinki at the 1952 Olympics and finished ninth. At the 1960 Games in Rome, a friendly race official poured a bucket of ice water close to the finish; Ljunggren cramped again and finished second. At the 1956 Olympics he got a bad infection in a toe before the final race, yet managed to finish third.[2]
Ljunggren continued race walking until 1984, and won the 20 km event at the 1977 World Championships in the masters category. An accountant by trade, he was deeply religious.[2]
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john, ljunggren, john, arthur, ljunggren, september, 1919, january, 2000, swedish, race, walker, competed, kilometer, event, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, olympics, finished, first, ninth, third, second, 16th, place, respectively, european, championships, gold. John Arthur Ljunggren 9 September 1919 13 January 2000 was a Swedish race walker He competed in the 50 kilometer event at the 1948 1952 1956 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in first ninth third second and 16th place respectively At the European Championships he won a gold medal in 1946 a silver medal in 1950 and finished fourth in 1954 and fifth in 1962 1 2 John LjunggrenLjunggren racing at the 1960 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn9 September 1919Forsheda SwedenDied13 January 2000 aged 80 Bor SwedenHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Weight59 kg 130 lb SportSportAthleticsEventRace walkingClubVarnamo GKAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 20 km 1 31 19 1956 50 km 4 19 40 1956 Medal record Representing SwedenOlympic Games1948 London 50 km walk1956 Melbourne 50 km walk1960 Rome 50 km walkEuropean Athletics Championships1946 Oslo 50 km walk1950 Brussels 50 km walkLjunggren got used to long walks as a child along with his brothers Verner and Gunnar as they did not have bicycles He was known for his walking technique and was never disqualified during his 499 races He also competed nationally in cycling orienteering running and cross country skiing Ljunggren was used to hot but not cold weather so he got cramps in the cold Helsinki at the 1952 Olympics and finished ninth At the 1960 Games in Rome a friendly race official poured a bucket of ice water close to the finish Ljunggren cramped again and finished second At the 1956 Olympics he got a bad infection in a toe before the final race yet managed to finish third 2 Ljunggren continued race walking until 1984 and won the 20 km event at the 1977 World Championships in the masters category An accountant by trade he was deeply religious 2 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Ljunggren John Ljunggren Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sports Reference a b c John Ljunggren Swedish Olympic Committee nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Swedish Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Swedish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Ljunggren amp oldid 1212532484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
