Johan Runge

{{Short description|Danish weightlifter (1924–2005)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Johan Runge

| full_name =

| image = Johan Runge and Arvid Andersson 1950.jpg

| caption = Runge (left) with Arvid Andersson in 1950

| nationality = Danish

| sport = Weightlifting

| club = AK DAN, Ballerup

| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|6|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kongens Lyngby, Denmark{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/johan-runge-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052551/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/johan-runge-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Johan Runge Olympic Results |accessdate=22 December 2019}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|8|4|1924|6|12|df=yes}}

| death_place = Ballerup, Denmark

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{DEN}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Weightlifting Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1949 Scheveningen|-60 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|1951 Milan|-60 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Weightlifting Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1949 The Hague|-60 kg}}

{{MedalGold|1951 Milan|-60 kg}}

}}

Michael Johan Runge (12 June 1924 – 4 August 2005) was a Danish weightlifter. Competing as featherweight he won the European title in 1949 and 1951; placing second at the world championships in both years. Runge finished seventh at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=541 Johan Runge]. chidlovski.net