Werner Lueg
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Athletics | |||
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| Bronze | 1952 Helsinki | 1500 metres | |
Werner Lueg (born 16 September 1931 in Brackwede, near Bielefeld) is a former West German middle distance runner who equalised Lennart Strand's and Gunder Hägg's 1500 m world record in 3:43.0 min in Berlin in 1952. Along with Otto Peltzer he is the only German to have held the 1500 m world record. He also won a bronze medal over 1500 m at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. The Olympic final was won by Josy Barthel.
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Preceded by Gunder Hägg |
Men's 1,500m World Record Holder 29 June 1952 – 28 July 1955 |
Succeeded by.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1946-1949,_1956-1957).svg.png){kind=small} Sándor Iharos |
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