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31: 149:. In 1972 he again completed a middle-distance double at the Swedish indoor championships, and also competed as a guest at the Finnish indoors, where he won the 800 m title. He competed internationally for Sweden during his running career. 175:
Following his death, the organisers of the Belgrade Marathon instituted the "Kenth Andersson Trophy" – an award to be given in recognition of those who have helped in the development of the competition.
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outdoors in 1966 and repeated the double at the 1967 Swedish indoor championships. Andersson also took a second outdoor 800 m national title that year. He gained an
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Andersson began to reach the peak of his athletic powers in the late 1960s. He was the Swedish champion over
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in his later years and acted as an advisor to those organising the
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Former Swedish international Kenth Andersson dies suddenly
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Rivalry of Swedish pair paved the way for Englishman
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Belgrade Marathon launches ‘Kenth Andersson’ trophy
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Örebro
Belgrade
Serbia
Swedish
middle-distance runner
running
800 metres
1500 metres
athletic scholarship
United States International University
San Diego
California
NAIA Indoor Championships
athletics
Gunder Hägg
Belgrade
Serbia
Belgrade Marathon
In memoriam: Kenth Andersson
Swedish Championships


Swedish Indoor Championships



Former Swedish international Kenth Andersson dies suddenly
IAAF
NAIA Men's Indoor Track And Field Championships

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