John Svanberg
John Svanberg (actually: Johan Fritiof Isidor Svanberg ; born May 1, 1881 in Stockholm ; † September 11, 1957 in the USA ) was a Swedish long-distance runner who was one of the world's best at the beginning of the 20th century.
At the Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens in 1906 , he won over five miles (8045 m) with 26: 19.4 minutes behind the British Henry Hawtrey silver. When he took part in the marathon , he also finished second with 2: 58: 20.8 hours, this time behind Canadian Billy Sherring .
Two years later, he was the favorite in the 5-mile run at the 1908 London Olympics . With the best time of all six heats he qualified for the final, in which he had to admit defeat to the two Britons Emil Voigt and Edward Owen . Svanberg finished third in 25: 37.2 minutes. In the marathon he finished eighth with 3: 07: 50.8 hours, but was the best European after the actual winner of the run, Dorando Pietri , was disqualified. In addition, Svanberg still took part in the 3-mile team run, in which he was eliminated in the preliminary run.
In some unofficial lists Svanberg is listed with world best times, including 8: 54.0 minutes over 3000 m, run on August 21, 1908.
Web links
- John Svanberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Svanberg, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Svanberg, Johan Fritiof Isidor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1957 |
| Place of death | United States |