Ernst Wide

Ernst Wide
Ernst Wide (1912)
Full name	Ernst Theodor Wide
nation	Sweden
birthday	November 9, 1888
place of birth	Stockholm ,  Sweden
size	174 cm
Weight	64 kg
date of death	April 8, 1950
Place of death	Stockholm, Sweden
Career
discipline	Middle distance running , long distance running
Best performance	800 m: 1: 55.7 min; 1500 m: 3: 57.6 min
society	IK Göta
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × 1 × 0 ×
Olympic games silver Stockholm 1912 3000 meter team run

Ernst Wide ( Ernst Theodor Wide ; born November 9, 1888 in Stockholm , † April 8, 1950 ibid) was a Swedish medium and long-distance runner .

In the team race over 3000 m at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he finished fourth and won silver with the Swedish team. Over 1500 m he came in fifth place.

Four times he was national champion over 800 m (1909-1911, 1914), five times over 1500 m (1909-1912, 1914).

Personal bests

• 800 m: 1: 55.7 min, September 12, 1910, Stockholm
• 1500 m: 3: 57.6 min, July 10, 1912, Stockholm

Web links

• Entry on the website of the Swedish Olympic Committee
• Ernst Wide in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Crossing the finish line in the 1500 meter final: Wide (2nd from right) is fifth

Ernst Wide and his trophy collection