Edgar Bruun

Edgar Helge Bruun (* August 4, 1905 in Oslo, † October 30, 1985 ) was a Norwegian athlete. He was third in the 1938 European championship 50 - kilometer walk.

Bruun improved on 28 June 1936 in Oslo, the world record in the 50,000 -meter walking around three and a half minutes to 4:26:41 hours. Five weeks later, he joined the Olympics in 1936 in Berlin over 50 kilometers on the road and finished in 4:34:53 hours to fifth place with over two minutes behind the winner of the bronze medal. Two years later at the European Championships in Paris in 1938 won the Olympic gold medalist from Berlin Harold Whitlock before the German Herbert Dill; in 4:44:35 hours and forty seconds behind Dill won the bronze medal Bruun.

One year after the end of World War II found in 1946, the first European Championships held in Bruuns hometown Oslo. There were only eight walkers at the start, five of which reached the target, Bruun was disqualified after 39 kilometers. At the 1948 Olympic Games in London Bruun reached the fourth place, but had more than four minutes behind the third placed. Four years later reached Bruun 1952 in Helsinki the 17th Place. His last major championship was the 1954 European Championships in Bern, at the Bruun went to ninth place.