Karin Lundgren (athlete)

{{Short description|Swedish sprinter (born 1944)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name=Karin Lundgren

|birth_name=Karin Wallgren

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|image=Karin Wallgren-Lundgren.jpg

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|caption=Karin Wallgren in 1967

|birth_date= {{birth-date and age|19 May 1944}}

|birth_place= Gothenburg, Sweden

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| height = {{convert|1.66|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport=Athletics

|event= 100–400 m

|club= GKIK, Göteborg

|pb= 100 m – 11.5 (1967)
200 m – 23.49 (1970)
400 m – 52.8 (1970)

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCompetition|European Indoor Games}}

{{MedalGold|1967 Prague|400 m}}

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Karin Elisabeth Lundgren (née Wallgren on 19 May 1944) is a retired Swedish sprinter. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in various 100–400 m events (five in total), but failed to reach the finals. She won the 400 m contest at the 1967 European Indoor Games, and placed fifth at the 1969 European Athletics Championships and fourth at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Wallgren-Lundgren won the national championships in the 100 m (1966 and 1968–71), 200 m (1962, 1965–66, 1968–70 and 1972), 400 m (1966 and 1968–72), and various relays (24 times). She held national records over 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. After retiring from competitions she was deputy chairman in Swedish Athletics Association.