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Anders Faager ( Sven Per Anders Faager; born April 3, 1947 in Nässjö ; † June 20, 2019 in Lund ) was a Swedish sprinter .
At the European Athletics Championships in Athens in 1969, he was eliminated over 100 m in the preliminary run. In 1971 he was seventh in the 4 x 400 meter relay at the European Championships in Helsinki . Over 400 m and in the 4 x 100 meter relay , he was eliminated in the preliminary run.
At the Olympic Games in 1972 he was seventh in the 4 x 400 meter relay and reached the quarter-finals over 400 m .
In 1974 he won the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Stockholm in the 4-by-392-meter relay.
In 1969, 1970 and 1972 he was Swedish champion over 100 m and 200 m .
Personal bests
- 100 m: 10.51 s, August 16, 1970, Växjö (hand-stopped: 10.4 s, August 9, 1970, Halmstad )
- 200 m: 21.11 s, July 2, 1973, Stockholm (hand-stopped: 21.0 s, August 14, 1970, Växjö)
- 400 m : 46.29 s, September 3, 1972, Munich (hand-stopped: 45.9 s, June 6, 1973, Helsinki )
Web links
- Anders Faager in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Faager is different in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Faager, Anders |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Faager, Sven Per Anders |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nässjö |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th June 2019 |
| Place of death | Lund |