Edgar Bruun
Edgar Helge Bruun (born August 4, 1905 in Oslo ; † October 30, 1985 there ) was a Norwegian athlete . In 1938 he was third in the European Championship in 50-kilometer walking .
On June 28, 1936 in Oslo, Bruun improved the world record in the 50,000-meter walk by three and a half minutes to 4:26:41 hours. Five weeks later, he competed over 50 kilometers on the road at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and finished fifth in 4:34:53 hours, over two minutes behind the winner of the bronze medal. Two years later at the European Championships in Paris in 1938 , Berlin's Olympic champion Harold Whitlock won ahead of the German Herbert Dill ; Bruun won the bronze medal in 4:44:35 hours and forty seconds behind Dill.
One year after the end of World War II, the first European championships were held in Bruun's hometown Oslo in 1946 . There were only eight walkers at the start, five of whom reached the finish line, Bruun was disqualified after 39 kilometers. At the Olympic Games in London in 1948 Bruun reached fourth place, but was more than four minutes behind the third-placed. Four years later, Bruun reached 17th place in Helsinki in 1952 . His last major championship was the 1954 European Championships in Bern, where Bruun finished ninth.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fenomenale resultater i kappgang av Edgar Bruun , " Aftenposten ", June 29, 1936, p. 8 (Norwegian)
Web links
- Edgar Bruun in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bruun, Edgar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bruun, Edgar Helge (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1985 |
| Place of death | Oslo |