John Arthur Ljunggren (9 September 1919 – 13 January 2000) was a Swedish race walker.

[1][2] Ljunggren got used to long walks as a child, along with his brothers Verner and Gunnar, as they did not have bicycles.

At the 1956 Olympics he got a bad infection in a toe before the final race, yet managed to finish third.

[2] Ljunggren continued race walking until 1984, and won the 20 km event at the 1977 World Championships in the masters category.

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