, ▁the ▁last ▁being ▁ 2 : 1 9 . 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁ran ▁ 8 0 0 ▁metres ▁in ▁ 1 : 4 5 . 9 , ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁Norwegian ▁record . ▁Inc ident ally , ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁beat ▁him ▁in ▁that ▁race , ▁Belg ian ▁Roger ▁Mo ens , ▁ran ▁a ▁world ▁record ▁time , ▁with ▁Boys en ▁also ▁under ▁the ▁old ▁world ▁record . ▁That ▁Norwegian ▁record ▁stood ▁for ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁until ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁At le ▁Douglas ▁( 1 : 4 5 . 1 5 ) ▁and ▁V eb j ør n ▁Rod al ▁( 1 : 4 5 . 3 3 ). ▁Rod al ▁became ▁Olympic ▁champion ▁four ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁athlet es ▁of ▁Norway ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 ▁death s ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁male ▁middle - distance ▁run ners ▁Category : A th let es ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : A th let es ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁bronze ▁medal ists ▁for ▁Norway ▁Category : Europe an ▁Athletics ▁Championships ▁medal ists ▁Category : Med al ists ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category