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Audun Boysen (10 May 1929 – 2 March 2000) was a Norwegian middle distance runner. Born in Bjarkøy and raised in Rissa, he first represented Rissa IL and later IK Tjalve in Oslo.

Audun Boysen

Personal information
Born	10 May 1929
Died	2 March 2000(2000-03-02) (aged 70)
Medal record Men’s athletics Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 800 metres European Championships 1958 Stockholm 800 metres 1954 Bern 800 metres

Boysen was a prominent 800 metre runner in the 1950s, and he won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 1958 European Championships and another bronze at the 1954 European Championships. He set three world records over 1,000 metres, the last being 2:19.0 in 1955.

The same year he ran 800 metres in 1:45.9, setting a new Norwegian record. Incidentally, the man who beat him in that race, Belgian Roger Moens, ran a world record time, with Boysen also under the old world record. That Norwegian record stood for 37 years until 3 July 1992 when it was broken by Atle Douglas (1:45.15) and Vebjørn Rodal (1:45.33). Rodal became Olympic champion four years later.

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Audun Boysen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

Awards
Preceded by Stein Eriksen	Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1955	Succeeded by Egil Danielsen

На других языках

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- [en] Audun Boysen

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[fr] Audun Boysen

Audun Boysen (né le 10 mai 1929 à Bjarkøy - mort le 2 mars 2000 à Oslo) est un athlète norvégien spécialiste du 800 mètres.

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[it] Audun Boysen

Audun Boysen (Bjarkøy, 10 maggio 1929 – Oslo, 2 marzo 2000) è stato un mezzofondista norvegese.

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[ru] Бойсен, Эудун

Эудун Бойсен (норв. Audun Boysen, 10 мая 1929 — 2 марта 2000) — норвежский легкоатлет, призёр Олимпийских игр.

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