Anna Larsson (athlete)

Anna "Nora-Anna" Larsson (2 January 1922 – 14 June 2003) was a Swedish middle-distance runner who set several world records in 1944–1945.

[2] After winning an 800 meters running event in 1945 she became the first woman to run a victory lap at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium.

[3] Larsson won seven consecutive national 800 m titles in 1943–1949 and never lost an 800 m race in her career.

[4] In 1945, she was awarded the Kamratmedaljen award for best IFK performance of the year.

She worked at the family farm in Öskevik outside Nora until marrying in 1947.