Ronny Olsson

{{short description|Swedish middle-distance runner}}

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Ronny Olsson (born 1 October 1961 in Malmö) is a retired Swedish middle-distance runner.{{World Athletics}} He is best known for winning the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 1988 European Indoor Championships. In addition, he represented his country at the 1983 World Championships without advancing from the first round.

International competitions

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colspan="6"|Representing {{SWE}}
1983

|World Championships

|Helsinki, Finland

|42nd (h)

|800 m

|1:49.72

rowspan=2|1984

|European Indoor Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|5th

|800 m

|1:48.75

Friendship Games

|Moscow, Soviet Union

|7th

|800 m

|1:48.07

rowspan=3|1986

|European Indoor Championships

|Madrid, Spain

|13th (h)

|800 m

|1:53.59

rowspan=2|European Championships

|rowspan=2|Stuttgart, West Germany

|20th (h)

|800 m

|1:48.78

27th (h)

|1500 m

|3:50.17

1987

|European Indoor Championships

|Liévin, France

|18th (h)

|800 m

|1:54.16

1988

|European Indoor Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|1500 m

|3:46.16

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References