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Place of Birth: Sköldinge, Södermanland County, Sweden
About Dan Waern
- Dan Waern (born 17 January 1933) is a retired Swedish middle-distance runner, who in 1957 became the first Swede to run a sub-four-minute mile.
- The same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.Waern competed in the 1500 m at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished fourth in 1960.
- Earlier in 1958 he won a silver medal at the European championships over 1500 m and set a world record in the 1000 m.
- In 1961, he was disqualified by the IAAF for professionalism.Waern held Swedish titles in the 800 m (1958–60) and 1500 m (1956–61).
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