Kjell-Erik Ståhl

Kjell-Erik Bertil Ståhl (born 17 February 1946 in Killeberg, Skåne) is a retired long-distance runner from Sweden. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics (1980 and 1984) in the men's marathon, finishing in 19th place in Moscow. Ståhl twice won the Stockholm Marathon. He holds the Swedish marathon record with 2:10:38 set in 1983.

Kjell-Erik Ståhl
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1946-02-17) 17 February 1946
Height6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (189 cm)
Weight152 lb (69 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field, cross country
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10000 m, cross country

He holds the Single Age World Record in the marathon for men who are 49 years of age, at 2:19:47, set on 10 June 1995 in Stockholm (source: Association of Road Racing Statisticians, updated 1 Nov 2019).

In 2007 the German issue of Runners World featured an article about him.

In one 12-month period, between August 1981 and August 1982, he ran 14 marathons with an average finishing time of 2:16:11. Between 1979 and 1998 he completed 101 marathons. In 70 of those, he finished in under two hours and twenty minutes, winning 17. He won the 1986 Stockholm marathon at the age of 40 in 2:12:33. In 1983, three weeks before the World Championship in Helsinki, he ran 190 km in a week, while employed full time.

His personal bests included:

  • 800m 1:56.8 (1967)
  • 1,500m 3:54.5 (1973)
  • 3,000m steeplechase 8:46.7 (1974)
  • 5000m 14:11.9 min (1979)
  • 10,000m 29:48.0 min (1979)
  • Marathon in 2:10:38 (1983)[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Sweden
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 19th Marathon 2:17:44
1981 Beijing Marathon Beijing, PR China 1st Marathon 2:15:20
Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt, West Germany 1st Marathon 2:13:20
New York City Marathon New York, United States 12th Marathon 2:13:31[2]
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 12th Marathon 2:14:13
1982 Stockholm Marathon Stockholm, Sweden 1st Marathon 2:19:20
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 5th Marathon 2:12:47
European Championships Athens, Greece 10th Marathon 2:20:36
Rome City Marathon Rome, Italy 8th Marathon 2:15:24[3]
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th Marathon 2:10:38
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States — Marathon DNF
1986 Stockholm Marathon Stockholm, Sweden 1st Marathon 2:12:33
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 9th Marathon 2:13:14
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland — Marathon DNF

References
  1. "Der Härteste von allen - 14 Marathons in 12 Monaten in einem Schnitt von 2:16:11". Runner's World (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  2. https://www.arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1981.htm Course 150 m short on remeasurement
  3. https://www.arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1982.htm Course remeasured as 42.084 km, 111m short


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