Lennart Strand, Swedish runner (died 2004)

Lennart Strand

Swedish middle-distance runner

Lennart Strand was a Swedish middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 m. In this event, he won the national title in 1945–47, 1949 and 1950 and the European title in 1946, beating his compatriot Henry Eriksson. Two years later he finished second behind Eriksson at the…