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 Idrettsklubben Tjalve is a Norwegian athletics club from Oslo, founded on 27 December 1890. It is named after Þjálfi in Norse mythology. It is one of the most prominent athletics clubs in Norway, and numerous members have represented Norway in ...

in Oslo. Boysen was a prominent 800 metre runner in the 1950s, and he won a bronze medal at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

, 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 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 Atle Douglas (born 9 June 1968 in Oxford, England) is a retired Norwegian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He represented BFG Fana, SK Vidar, Bergen FIK, IL Gular and IL Norna-Salhus during his active career. He finis ...

(1:45.15) and

Vebjørn Rodal Vebjørn Rodal (born 16 September 1972) is a Norwegian former middle distance athlete. He is an Olympic champion and won the gold medal in the 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics with the time 1:42.58. He is also a World Championships ...

(1:45.33). Rodal became Olympic champion four years later.

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* Olympic athletes for Norway 1929 births 2000 deaths Norwegian male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Norway European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub