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Sep 16, 1931 Brackwede, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany Died on 13 Jul 2014 (aged 82)
German middle distance runner
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About Werner Lueg
- Werner Lueg (16 September 1931 – 13 July 2014) was a 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.
- Lueg was born in Brackwede, near Bielefeld.
