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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1983
|42nd (h) |800 m |
rowspan=2|1984
|European Indoor Championships |5th |800 m |
Friendship Games
|7th |800 m |
rowspan=3|1986
|European Indoor Championships |13th (h) |800 m |
rowspan=2|European Championships
|rowspan=2|Stuttgart, West Germany |20th (h) |800 m |
27th (h)
|1500 m |
1987
|European Indoor Championships |18th (h) |800 m |
1988
|European Indoor Championships |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:46.28 (Oslo 1984)
- 1500 metres – 3:39.66 (Malmö 1986)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:46.77 (Stuttgart 1987)
- 1000 metres – 2:21.18 (Sindelfingen 1989)
- 1500 metres – 3:40.35 (Stuttgart 1987)
References
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- [http://www.all-athletics.com/node/286622 All-Athletics profile]
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Category:Swedish male middle-distance runners
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden
Category:Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games
Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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