Runald Beckman

{{Short description|Swedish athlete (born 1951)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Runald Beckman

| full_name =

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = Swedish

| sport = Athletics

| event = Decathlon

| club =

| collegeteam =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|7|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Luleå, Sweden

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

| weight =

}}

Runald Beckman (born 5 July 1951), also known as Runald Backman, is a Swedish former athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/runald-beckman-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417061012/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/runald-beckman-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Runald Beckman Olympic Results |accessdate=26 January 2018}} He also competed in the four-man bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Competing for the BYU Cougars track and field team, Beckman won the 1974 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the decathlon.{{Cite web |title=National Champions |url=https://byucougars.com/national-champions |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars |language=en-US}}

As an athlete, Beckman represented IFK Luleå, and as a bobsledder, he represented Djurgårdens IF.{{cite web | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76058 | title=Olympedia – Runald Beckman }}