Kalle Berglund

Kalle Berglund
Kalle Berglund (2015)
Full name	Kalle Anders Berglund
nation	Sweden
birthday	11th March 1996 (age 24)
place of birth	Jämshög ,  Sweden
size	179 cm
Weight	62 kg
Career
discipline	800 m 1500 m
Best performance	1: 46.63 min 3: 33.70 min
society	Spårvägens FK
Trainer	Jan Bengtsson
status	active
Medal table
European Indoor Championships 0 × 1 × 0 ×
European Indoor Championships silver Belgrade 2017 1500 m
last change: January 26, 2020

Kalle Anders Berglund (born March 11, 1996 in Jämshög ) is a Swedish athlete who specializes in medium-distance runs . In 2017 he won the silver medal at the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

Athletic career

Kalle Berglund first appeared in the Swedish youth championships in 2012. In the hall he won bronze over 400 meters, in summer silver over 800 meters. A year later he became the Swedish U18 champion over 800 meters with a season best of 1: 53.34 minutes. In 2014 he was then able to qualify for the first time at the U20 World Championships in Eugene for international championships in which he competed over the 800-meter distance. In the final, he finished seventh in a time of 1: 47.31 minutes.

A year later, he also competed at the U20 European Championships in Eskilstuna, in his Swedish homeland, over the same distance . There, too, he reached the finals and ended up fourth. In 2016 he became Swedish champion for the first time over 1500 meters. Also in 2016 he took part in his first international adult championships at the European Championships in Amsterdam. He reached the semifinals over 800 m and ended up in 19th place. After the season he then focused on the 1500 meter run.

During the indoor competitions in early 2017, he repeatedly stayed below 3: 40.00 min over the 1500 meters. At the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade, he moved into the final as second in his semifinal run, in which he then celebrated his greatest sporting success to date with the silver medal. After he stayed under 3:40 minutes outdoors in May, he was unable to confirm this time at the U23 European Championships in Bydgoszcz and, after finishing 6th in his semifinals, ultimately finished 13th. At the World Championships in London, he also qualified for the semifinals, where he was eliminated in 3: 40.05 min in eleventh place in his run. In 2018, he finished eleventh at both of the major events, the World Indoor Championships and the European Championships .

In 2019 he was able to significantly improve his times over 1500 meters. In the hall he initially set a new national record in 3: 36.63 minutes. At the World Championships in Doha in October, he moved into the final in fifth place in his semi-final, in which he then improved by more than three seconds to a personal best of 3: 33.70 minutes and thus finished ninth.

Major competitions

year	event	place	space	discipline	time
Starts for Sweden
2014	U20 world championships	Eugene	7th	800 m	1: 47.31 min
2015	U20 European Championships	Eskilstuna	4th	800 m	1: 49.88 min
2016	European championships	Amsterdam	18th	800 m	1: 49.65 min
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade	2.	1500 m	3: 45.56 min
	U23 European Championships	Bydgoszcz	13.	1500 m	3: 44.56 min
	World championships	London	11.	1500 m	3: 40.05 min
2ß18	Indoor world championships	Birmingham	11.	1500 m	3: 46.61 min
	European championships	Berlin	11.	1500 m	3: 41.25 min
2019	World championships	Doha	9.	1500 m	3: 33.70 min

Personal best

open air

• 400 m : 48.20 s, 29 August 2015, Espoo
• 800 m : 1: 46.63 min, July 25, 2018, Karlstad
• 1000 m : 2: 19.21 min, June 10, 2018, Stockholm
• 1500 m : 3: 33.70 min, October 6, 2019, Doha (Swedish record)
• 3000 m : 8: 02.79 min, August 11, 2019, Bydgoszcz

Hall

• 400 m: 51.19 s, February 3, 2013, Karlskrona
• 800 m: 1: 47.62 min, February 26, 2017, Växjö
• 1500 m: 3: 36.63 min, February 6, 2019, Toruń (Swedish record)
• 3000 m: 7: 57.78 min, February 22nd, 2020, Växjö

Others

In June 2019, he set a new Swedish record over the English Mile in 3: 53.83 minutes , undercutting Anders Gärderud's previous best time of 3: 54.45 minutes.

Web links

Commons : Kalle Berglund  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Kalle Berglund in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Kalle Berglund in the database of European Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kalle Berglund slog Gärderuds 44 år gamla svenska rekord ( sv ) SVT Sport. June 13, 2019. Accessed January 26, 2020.