Edward Dahl

Edward Dahl ( Edward Martin Dahl; born August 3, 1886 in Bromma, Stockholm, † November 21, 1961 in Enskede, Stockholm ) was a Swedish middle and long distance runners.

At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens he won the five - mile run bronze, after the before him John Daly was disqualified. Daly had Dahl on the home stretch Disabled ( obviously not on purpose, but because he fell exhausted to waver ). About 1500 m failed Dahl in Athens in the flow.

At the Olympic Games in London in 1908, he launched more than 800 m, 1500 m, five miles and three-mile team run, but different in all competitions in the preliminary round of.

In 1908 he became Swedish champion over 800 m in 1905 and 1906 than 1500 m and 1905 over 10,000 m. On August 23, 1908, he presented in Stockholm with 4:09,6 min on a national record over 1500 m.