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SWEDISH
TEAM
MEDIA GUIDE
IAAF World Championships
in Athletics – Osaka 2007
SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Osaka 2007.
Index
UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS GAIN STRENGTH
THROUGH THE TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ANDREAS GUSTAFSSON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
The Swedish National Athletic Team Woman:
ALHAJI JENG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
KAJSA BERGQVIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ROBERT KRONBERG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
HELENA ENGMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
MUSTAFA MOHAMED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
EMMA GREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CHRISTIAN OLSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
CHRISTIN JOHANSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ERIK SJÖQVIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
EBBA JUNGMARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
HENRIK SKOOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
JENNY KALLUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
FREDRIK SVENSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SUSANNA KALLUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
LINUS THÖRNBLAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CAROLINA KLÜFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
GABRIEL WALLIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
ERICA MÅRTENSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
NICKLAS WIBERG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CECILIA NILSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
JOHAN WISSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
HANNA-MIA PERSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
MAIN SPONSORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ANNA RAHM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SWEDISH TEAM PRESS CONFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . 44
JESSICA SAMUELSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SWEDISH TEAM OFFICIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
STEFAN HOLM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ANNA SÖDERBERG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ON THE WAY TO ASIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
The Swedish National Athletic Team Men:
ANTON ANDERSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
NIKLAS ARRHENIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
MAGNUS ARVIDSSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
MATTIAS CLAESSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
JESPER FRITZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Editor: Fredrik Trahn
Photo: Ryno Quantz, Hasse Sjögren, Jorma Valkonen
Production: Text & Bildproduktion AB
Facts compiled by: A. Lennart Julin (ATFS)
Facts women and walking: Valuable assistance from Owe Fröberg (ATFS) and Birger Fält
Note: The purpose of this guide is to be a source of background information for the media covering the 2007
World Championships. Thus individual pieces of information are of course free to use in articles and reports.
However, the actual profiles must not be – wholly or partially – reprinted, published on Internet or entered into databases or similar electronic information systems.
Media contact: Media contacts with the Swedish Team shall be organised via Fredrik Trahn, Press Chief, phone
+46-70-913 67 96, +81-90-7955-1300 or [email protected]
Swedish Athletic Association
Box 1, SE-171 18 SOLNA, SWEDEN
Phone: +46-8-587 721 00, Fax: +46-8-587 721 88
E-mail: [email protected], Internet: www.friidrott.se
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Unique individuals
gain strength
through the team
The marvel of Swedish athletics is continuing to produce internationally successful athletes. Sweden is going to Osaka
with a team of 30 athletes, a mixture of
very experienced and promising stars.
There are numerous reasons why Swedish
Athletics is so successful on many levels.
Major championships on home ground,
experienced coaches and trainers, a solid
organization in the Federation and in the
Associations, excellent access to indoor
arenas, together with athletes that are
good role models for youth, are just some
of the reasons. Another one is the National
Team, itself.
“A significant part of our philosophy is to have a National Team, in which we provide
space for individuality, while, at the same time, we are building foundations and support together as a team. Anyone wanting it will always be able to receive full support
from the National Team. Team spirit is an important support for each unique and individual athlete,” states Thomas Engdahl, the National Team Manager.
On the weekend after the team comes home from the World Championships, an international match, Finnkampen, between Sweden and Finland awaits them in Göteborg.
This traditional competition began in 1925 and is the world’s most attended athletics
competition.
“Finnkampen is one of the competitions that is most looked forward to all year by the
athletes. For many, it’s also the end of a long competition season,” comments Thomas.
“Finnkampen is somewhat unique in the world of athletics. A team competition in athletics means that each performance in the entire National Team can be of the utmost
significance. Every little centimetre and hundredth part can signify an important point
for the team in the end.”
This is therefore one clue to the marvel of Swedish athletes. However, first awaits the
World Athletics Championships for the Swedish National Team in Osaka, a Championships that Thomas and his Team are looking forward to with great expectations and
enormous enthusiasm.
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Athletics in family
KAJSA Margareta BERGQVIST
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
US university
Coach
Event
Personal bests
2007 best
Progression
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1.38
1.56
1.56
1.61
1.77
1.84
1.90
1.90
1.93
1.95
KYE-sah BAIRJ-kvisst
12 October 1976 (Sollentuna)
175 cm / 59 kg
Turebergs FK
Southern Methodist University ('96-'99)
Yannick Tregaro
High Jump
2.06 – Eberstadt, GER – 26.7.2003 – **NR**
2.08i – Arnstadt, GER – 4.2.2006 – **WIR**
2.02 – Torino, ITA – 8.6.2007
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
1.61i
1.92i
1.93
1.98
2.01
2.00
2.05
2.06
1.80
2.01
2.05
2.02
Major competitions 1993 European Youth Olympics
1
European Junior Ch
8
1994 World Junior Ch
(jump-off) 2
1995 World Indoor Ch
13
European Junior Ch
2
World Ch
qual
1996 European Indoor Ch
6
Olympic G
qual
8
European U23 Ch
2
World Ch
=5
1998 European Ch
qual
1999 World Ch
=4
1
Olympic G
=3
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 22
Indoors: 1
National titles
Outdoors: '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03,
Indoors: '95, '00, '03
PB other events
100m
200m
400m
800m
60mH
100mH
LJ
TJ
SP
Huddinge
Gävle
Enskede
Norrtälje
Solna
Huddinge
Gävle
Stockholm
Dallas, TX
Gävle
USA
2002
2003
2005
2006
Residing in Monte Carlo since spring of '01.
Snapped her right (non-take-off foot) achilles tendon in a competition on 18 July '04. Following operation
and rehabilitation made sensational return to competition on 28 May '05 by clearing 2.00! Had a 13-0 winloss summer of '05.
By clearing 2.08 in Arnstadt in '06 improved 1 cm upon the 14 years old WIR.
Since '00 participated in 10 out of 15 available international championships winning 5 and never missing the
podium.
First cleared 2.00 on 15 Feb '00 and on 8 Jun '07 became the 2nd ever (after Stefka Kostadinova) to have
recorded 50 meets at 2.00+. Current score is 52.
2.02i
2.08i
World Indoor Ch
World Ch
IAAF Grand Prix final
European Indoor Ch
European Ch
World Cup
World Indoor Ch
World Ch
World Ch
World Athletics Final
European Cup/Super L
European Ch
1
3
4
=2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
3
'06
20.8.1994
27.6.1992
16.6.1992
26.8.1989
7.2.1993
21.8.1994
9.9.1994
15.8.1995
21.3.1998
9.9.1994
1996
DT
24.66
Sollentuna
16.9.1992
JT
36.60
Gävle
14.7.1999
4.952b
Gävle
9-10.9.1994
Hep
4
13.02
26.65
63.65
2:31.7m
i 9.07
14.98
w 14.8m
5.73
11.74
10.61
? 11.95
2001
Father Gunnar (b '46) 110mH: 15.0m '72
Note: Ranked the No 1 female high jumper of the years '00, '02 and '05 by ”Track & Field News”.
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HELENA Sofia ENGMAN
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
US university
Coach
Event
Personal bests
Progression
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
10.37
10.44
10.69
11.63
12.69
13.47
13.85
14.34
14.82
EMMA Anna-Maria GREEN
Heh-LEH-nah ENG-munn
16 June 1976 (Piteå)
171 cm
Riviera FI
Utah Valley State College (‘99)
Kurt Engman
Shot Put
17.72 – Torino, ITA – 8.6.2007 – **NR**
14.07i
14.43i
14.85i
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Progression
16.40i
2007
Internat. matches
National titles
PB other events
Athletics in family
Outdoors: 12
Indoors: 2
Outdoors: '03, '05,
Indoors: '03, '04,
TJ
11.05
DT
48.99
HT
56.53
JT
39.46
WT (20 lb)i 15.74
(HT)
'06, '07
'05, '06, '07
Trollbäcken 3.7.1993
Sundsvall 25.9.1999
Växjö
29.8.2000
Piteå
17.7.1999
Logan, UT 30.1.1999
Major competitions 2001
2002
2003
2005
Internat. matches
National titles
PB other events
Father Kurt (b '41) TJ: 14.06 '73.
Mother Barbro (Hartzell, b '42): 800m/1500m/3000m: 2:17.0m/4:39.1m/10:16.6m '72
First cousin Joakim Eriksson (b '61): 1500m: 3:51.65 '82
Note: At the '06 match vs Finland suddenly added 76 cm to her 6 years old PB missing the NR by just 1 cm.
Confirmed improvement this year by raising the Swedish indoor record by 45 cm to 17.46 and the outdoor
record by 20 cm to 17.72.
Uses the rotational technique which despite now being dominant among the men is quite rare in the women's
elite.
Athletics in family
EMM-ah GREH-n
8 December 1984 (Bergsjön, Göteborg)
180 cm / 62 kg
Ullevi FK (-'02), Örgryte IS ('03-)
Yannick Tregaro
High Jump
1.97 – Helsingborg – 20.8.2005
1.95 – Roma, ITA – 13.7.2007
1.95 – Stockholm – 7.8.2007
HJ
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Major competitions 1999 World University G
2003
2006
12
qual
World University G
6
European Cup/Super L 9
European Ch
qual
European Indoor Ch
8
16.46
16.75
16.49
16.45
16.41
16.34
15.97
17.51
17.72
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal best
2007 bests
100m
1.66i
1.71
1.73
1.82
1.82
1.86
1.90
1.97
1.92
1.95
1.75i
1.96i
1.94i
12.82
12.70/12.47w
12.11w
11.66w
11.58
European Youth Olympics
World Junior Ch
European Junior Ch
European Indoor Ch
European U23 Ch
World Ch
1
9
3
8
2
3
200m
27.52i
25.52
26.26/26.02i
26.48i
25.81i
25.69
24.16
23.02
qual
European Ch
11
5
2007 European Indoor Ch qual
(200m!)
(4x100m!)
Outdoors: 7
Indoors: 1
Outdoors (HJ): '05, '07
(LJ): '05
Indoors
(HJ): '04, '05, '06, '07
60m
100m
200m
LJ
TJ
i 7.42 Göteborg
18.2.2006
11.58 Doha, QAT
12.5.2006
23.02 Málaga, ESP
29.6.2006
6.41 Helsingborg
21.8.2005
13.39 Vaasa, FIN
23.6.2007
w 13.39 Sävedalen
8.9.2005
i 13.69 Sätra
26.2.2006
Mother Marie (Lennerthson, b '59) 100m/200m: 12.5m/26.1m '73
Father Lennart (b '57) 400m/800m: 51.10/1:57.8m '81
Brother Erik (b '86) LJ: 6.87/6.97w/6.89i/ '05
Paternal uncle Göte (b '55) 400m: 48.13/47.9m '76/'77
Note: In first year in athletics at age 14 did 1.71 in HJ and 25.52 at 200m.
Just like Kajsa Bergqvist and Carolina Klüft began international career by winning the HJ at the European
Youth Olympics.
Since Helsinki bronze displayed great versatility by successfully venturing into also sprinting
(7.42i/11.58/23.02) and horizontal jumping (6.41/13.69i). This year, however, concentrated on the HJ.
Website: http://www.emma-green.se
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7
Jenny CHRISTIN JOHANSSON
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Clubs
Coach
Event
Personal best
Progression
3000mSt
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Chriss-TEEN YU-hunn-sonn
26 January 1978 (Angered, Göteborg)
166 cm / 52 kg
IFK Göteborg (-'94), Majornas IK (-'98), IF Kville ('99-)
Johan Wettergren
3000m Steeplechase
9:38.55 – Heusden-Zolder, BEL – 28.7.2007
5000m
3000m
10:28.57
17:08.5m
11:41.6m 18:11.51
10:45.55 17:23.98
10:30.60 17:01.95
10:17.68 16:33.28
10:29.72 16:23.50
10:06.44 15:46.89
9:40.90 16:50.80
9:38.55 15:52.50
Major competitions 2006 European Cup/Super L
European Ch
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 10
National titles
Outdoors (3000mSt):
Indoors
(3000m):
PB other events
1500m
3000m
5000m
10000m
Halfmar
2000mSt
4:23.34
9:02.33
15:46.89
34:41.6m
1:15:24
6:35.13
EBBA Anna JUNGMARK
10:02.6mi
10:06.73i
9:48.8m
9:34.72
9:34.12
9:23.90
9:02.33
9
heat
1500m
5:08.60i
4:50.91i
4:49.64i
10000m Halfmarathon
4:40.95
4:39.46i
4:47.41
36:45.3m
1:17:53
37:23.2m
4:27.73
4:33.99i
4:42.6mi
4:24.96
4:23.34
34:41.6m
34:55.87
1:28:18
1:21:25
1:15:24
1:16:43
1:17:55
(5000m)
(3000mSt)
'07
'05
Göteborg
Huelva, ESP
Heusden-Zolder, BEL
Göteborg
Karlstad
Göteborg
1.8.2007
20.6.2006
23.7.2005
18.9.2003
13.9.2003
14.6.2005
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Progression
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
HJ
1.50
1.60
1.73
1.78
1.75
1.80
1.84
1.92
EBB-ah YUHNG-mahrk
10 March 1987
178 cm / 59 kg
Mölndals AIK
Anders Rydén / Johnny Holm
High Jump
TJ
1.77i
1.85i
11.24/11.32w
12.03
11.99/12.15w
11.91
11.96
2007 European U23 Ch
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 1
National titles
-
PB other events
60m
200m
800m
60mH
100mH
LJ
TJ
SP
JT
Pen
i 8.29
i 27.32
2:41.08
i 9.66
17.11
5.19
i 5.30
12.03
w 12.15
i 12.15
i 8.35
19.43
i 3.234
Göteborg
Göteborg
Göteborg
Helsingborg
Gävle
Karlskrona
Göteborg
Västerås
Bollnäs
Karlskrona
Gävle
Karlskrona
12.15i
7
5
3
17.1.2004
18.1.2004
2001
15.1.2005
15.5.2005
10.9.2005
6.3.2005
6.7.2003
21.8.2004
7.3.2004
6.3.2005
9.9.2005
6.3.2005
Note: Orienteering originally main sport (e.g. running the World Junior Championships in '97 & '98) and
only participated sparingly in athletics before age 23.
Focus on steeplechase since '05. In '06 lowered PB by over 25 seconds and set NR.
Later in '06 lost that NR but reclaimed it this year with 9:38.55.
8
9
PB other events
JENNY Margareta KALLUR
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
US university
Coach
Event
Personal best
2007 best
Progression
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
60mH
9.23i
9.01i
8.58i
8.39i
8.23i
8.05i
7.92i
7.93i
-
Major competitions 1997 European Youth Olympics 1
2
semi
1999 European Junior Ch
5
7
5
6
3
2
2002 European Ch
heat
heat
heat
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 19
Indoors: 3
National titles
PB other events
Outdoors (100m):
(200m):
(100mH):
Indoors
(60m):
(200m):
50m
60m
100m
200m
300m
800m
50mH
60mH
400mH
HJ
PV
10
i 6.57
i 7.28
11.43
23.26
39.57
2:30.64
i 2:30.59
i 7.26
i 7.92
64.78
1.55
i 2.20
TJ
SP
DT
HT
JT
Pen
Hep
YENN-ie KULL-urr (i.e. almost like ”Colour” with the
stress on the first syllable!)
16 February 1981 (Huntington, NY)
170 cm / 62 kg
Falu IK
University of Illinois (‘01-’02)
Agne Bergvall / Karin Torneklint
100m Hurdles
12.85 – Helsinki, FIN – 10.8.2005
13.14 – Karlstad – 26.7.2007
100mH
14.10
13.70
13.18
13.15/13.11w
13.42
13.04
12.88
12.85
12.92
13.14
‘98,
‘98,
‘06
‘99,
‘98,
100m
12.36/12.19w
11.75/11.71w
11.78
11.76/11.61w
11.78
11.57
11.65
11.55
11.43
11.50
11.67/11.49w
(100m)
(4x100m)
(200m)
(200m)
(100m)
(4x100m)
(100mH)
(4x100m)
(100mH)
(200m)
(100mH)
(4x100m)
200m
25.66
23.90
23.80/23.76w
23.56
23.62
23.31
23.61
23.40
23.26
23.47
23.78
2003 European U23 Ch 6
World Ch
heat
2004 World Ind. Ch semi
Olympic G
heat
2005 Europ. Indoor Ch 2
World Ch
6
heat
2006 World Indoor Ch 8
Europ. Cup/Super L7
2006 Europ. Ch
7
5
LJ
Athletics in family
5.64
w 5.80
10.79
10.40
21.84
23.87
24.70
i 3.529
5.021
Helsingborg
Stockholm
Falun
Falun
Falun
Falun
Gävle
Karlstad
Gävle
11.7.1999
13.9.1997
8.9.1998
10.9.1999
30.9.2004
30.9.2004
5.8.2001
6.2.1999
4-5.8.2001
Twin sister Susanna 100mH: 12.52 '06 (more details in profile on Susanna!).
Brother Martin (b '91) PV: 4.21 '07
Note: Gymnast persuaded to take up athletics in winter of '95/'96. Started out as a sprinter.
Made it unique family doubles finishing 2nd to twin sister Susanna in '01 Eu23Ch and '05 EICh
Father Anders four time ('80-'83) Stanley Cup champion (icehockey) with the New York Islanders.
60m
7.77i
7.50i
7.55i
7.49i
7.47i
7.46i
7.33i
7.28i
7.45i
(100mH)
(4x100m)
(60mH)
(100mH)
(60mH)
(100mH)
(4x100m)
(60mH)
(100m)
(100mH)
(4x100m)
‘02
‘02
‘04
‘00
Reykjavik, ISL
Göteborg
Göteborg
Göteborg
Karlskoga
Huddinge
Karlstad
Reykjavik, ISL
Madrid, ESP
Uppsala
Gävle
Falun
5.3.2000
3.2.2005
5.9.2004
4.9.2004
16.8.1997
6.9.1998
6.2.1999
5.3.2000
5.3.2005
24.5.1999
4.8.2001
28.11.1998
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SUSANNA Elisabeth KALLUR
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
US university
Coach
Event
Personal bests
2007 best
Progression
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
100mH
14.11
13.48
13.41
13.02
12.74
12.94
Suh-SUNN-ah KULL-urr (i.e. almost like ”Colour” with the
stress on the first syllable!)
16 February 1981 (Huntington, NY)
170 cm / 61 kg
Falu IK
University of Illinois (‘01-’02)
Agne Bergvall / Karin Torneklint
100m Hurdles
12.52 – Roma, ITA – 14.7.2006
12.62 – Lausanne, SUI – 10.7.2007
60mH
8.62i
8.33i
8.44i
8.10i
8.00i
Major competitions 1998 World Junior Ch
Internat. matches
National titles
PB other events
12
100m
12.91
11.98
11.80
11.84
11.63
11.56
11.77
60m
7.94i
7.75i
7.62i
7.66i
7.51i
7.52i
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
100mH
12.88
12.67
12.65
12.52
12.62
60mH
7.90i
7.88i
7.80i
7.86i
7.84i
100m
11.53
11.55
11.42
11.30
11.36
3 (100mH) 2004 World Indoor Ch
5
5 (100mH)
Olympic G
semi
5 (4x100m) 2005 Europ. Indoor Ch 1
2000 European Indoor Ch 6 (60mH)
World Ch
semi
World Junior Ch
1 (100mH)
heat
3 (4x100m)
World Athl. Final 4
1 (100mH) 2006 World Indoor Ch
3
World Ch
semi (100mH)
Europ. Cup/Super L 1
2002 European Ch
7 (100mH)
European Ch
1
heat (4x100m)
5
7 (60mH)
World Athl. Final 4
European U23 Ch
1 (100mH)
World Cup
2
World Ch
semi (100mH) 2007 European Indoor Ch1
heat (4x100m)
7
Outdoors: 17
Indoors: 4
Outdoors (100mH): '98, '00, '02, '03, '04, '05, '07
(100m): '05
Indoors
(60mH): '98, '99, '00, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07
(60m):
'05
50m
i 6.56 Reykjavik, ISL
5.3.2000
60m
i 7.24 Birmingham, GBR
3.3.2007
100m
11.30 Malmö
22.8.2006
200m
23.32 Göteborg
27.8.2005
800m
2:27.87 Huddinge
6.9.1998
50mH
i 6.83 Liévin, FRA
23.2.2003
**NIR**
60mH
i 7.80 Madrid, ESP
6.3.2005
**NIR**
100mH
12.52 Roma, ITA
14.7.2006
300mH
44.51 Karlskoga
17.8.1997
400mH
63.00 Eskilstuna
24.5.1998
HJ
1.72 Huddinge
6.9.1998
PV
2.86 Västerås
2.7.1997
i 3.00 Falun
28.11.1998
LJ
6.11 Göteborg
2.9.2001
TJ
11.22 Falun
8.9.1998
i 11.67 Malmö
16.3.1997
60m
7.36i
7.29i
7.27i
7.24i
(60mH)
(100mH)
(60mH)
(100mH)
(4x100m)
(100mH)
(60mH)
(100mH)
(100mH)
(4x100m)
(100mH)
(100mH)
(60mH)
(60m)
PB other events
SP
DT
HT
JT
Pen
Hep
Athletics in family
10.17
i 10.80
23.44
19.40
25.24
i 3.917
5.282
Huddinge
5.9.1998
University Park, PA 23.2.2002
Falun
17.9.1997
Falun
17.9.1997
Falun
11.9.1999
University Park, PA 23.2.2002
Huddinge
5-6.9.1998
Twin sister Jenny 100mH/60mH: 12.85/7.92i '05 (2nd '05 EICh, 6th '05 WCh, ....)
Brother Martin (b '91) PV: 4.21 '07
Note: Gymnast persuaded to take up athletics in winter of '95/'96. Started out as a high jumper, first ever
hurdles race in January '97.
Only loss in 60m Hurdles during last three winters ('05-'07) is '06 World Indoor Ch when finishing 3rd a
mere 0.03 from the gold.
Never lost to twin Jenny in a hurdles race.
Two Golden League victories last summer (Paris & Rome). This summer 2-2-3 in GL races.
Final two meets before Osaka: Win over Michelle Perry at DN Galan and an astonishing 12.90 in heavy rain
and into a -2.1 mps wind at national championships when the others finallists ran some four tenths slower
than their respective SB's.
Father Anders four time ('80-'83) Stanley Cup champion (icehockey) with the New York Islanders.
➣
13
PB other events
CAROLINA Evelyn KLÜFT
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal best
2007 best
Carr-oh-LEE-nah KLEUFFT
2 February 1983 (Sandhult)
178 cm / 65 kg
IFK Växjö
Agne Bergvall
Heptathlon
7.001 – Saint Denis, FRA – 23-24.8.2003 – **NR**
6.681 – Götzis, AUT – 26-27.5.2007
PV
LJ
TJ
SP
DT
JT
Pen
Athletics in family
Progression
Hep
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Pen i
5.162
6.056
6.022
6.542
7.001
6.952
6.824
6.740
6.681
4.261i
4.535i
4.933i
4.948i
4.944i
HJ
1.46
1.56
1.64
1.69/1.70i
1.77
1.83
1.85
1.81
1.92
1.94
1.91
1.94
1.92
1.92
Major competitions
1999
European Youth Olympics
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
World Junior Ch
European Junior Ch
European Indoor Ch
World Junior Ch
European Ch
World Indoor Ch
European U23 Ch
World Ch
World Indoor Ch
Olympic G
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 12
National titles
Outdoors (Hep):
(100m):
(200m):
(HJ):
(LJ):
Indoors
(LJ):
PB other events
60m
100m
200m
400m
14
i 7.40
11.48
22.98
53.17
i 53.25
relay 50.88
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
heat
3
1
11
LJ
4.44z
4.84z
4.99z
5.49z/5.60wz
5.75
6.13
6.23
6.26/6.33w
6.48/6.59w
6.86
6.84/6.97i
6.87/6.92w
6.67
6.84
(HJ)
(4x100m)
(Hep)
(Hep)
(Pen)
(Hep)
(Hep)
(Pen)
(LJ)
(Hep)
(4x100m)
(LJ)
(Hep)
(LJ)
100mH 200m
15.00
13.88
14.07
13.33
13.18
13.21
13.15
13.35
13.27
27.00
25.92
24.58
24.47
24.20
23.71
22.98
23.25
23.28
23.65
23.86
JT
SP
28.88
37.16
37.57
45.71
44.20
47.61
50.24
48.89
47.20
50.96
44.79
8.57
13.27
11.89
13.16/13.26i
14.19/14.48i
14.77
15.02
15.05
14.45
European U23 Ch
World Ch
1
1
1
heat
2006 European Cup/Super L 1
European Ch
1
6
5
1
800m
60mH
100mH
300mH
HJ
2:08.89
i 8.19
13.15
41.22
1.94
1.94
3.16
6.97
13.87
13.73
15.05
33.96
50.96
i 4.948
Helsinki, FIN
Birmingham, GBR
Götzis, AUT
Helsingborg
Saint Denis, FRA
Götzis, AUT
Stockholm
Tallinn, EST
Göteborg
Göteborg
Götzis, AUT
Växjö
Götzis, AUT
Madrid, ESP
7.8.2005
14.3.2003
28.5.2005
7.7.2000
23.8.2003
28.5.2005
15.9.2001
4.7.2004
4.9.2004
4.9.2004
27.5.2006
30.8.2000
28.5.2006
4.3.2005
take-off right foot
take-off left foot!
**NIR**
Mother Ingalill (Ahlm, b '56) LJ: 6.09/6.20w ’79.
(Father Johnny 1st division soccer player.)
Sister Martina (b '80) LJ: 5.47i '97
Sister Sofia (b '85) HJ: 1.68 '01, LJ: 5.80/5.85w '02/'01, TJ: 12.02i '01, Hep: 5.025 '02
Sister Olivia (b '92) LJ: 5.20i '07
Note: When in '02 retaining World Junior title
improved a WJR that had stood since the year
of her birth.
In 16 major international championships/games
has struck gold 14 times and bronze twice.
At 22 the youngest ever to get the "grandslam" of championships: OG, WCh, WICh,
ECh, EICh.
In Athens her 517 points advantage on the 2nd
place was larger than the gap between 2nd and
25th!
(Pen)
(LJ)
(Hep)
(4x100m)
(Hep)
(Hep)
(LJ)
(4x100m)
(Pen)
First ever heptathlon (senior implements) in '99,
winning streak currently 17 (average winning
margin 357 points!). No 1 in IAAF Heptathlon
World Rankings since autumn 2002 (i.e. for
almost 5 full years).
EAA female “European Athlete of the year" in
'03 and '06.
Now fully healthy after being hampered by a
nagging hamstring injury during '06.
Will only contest Heptathlon in Osaka despite
being undefeated this summer (winning i.a.
Lausanne and Stockholm Super GP's) in the LJ.
‘01
‘03, ‘04
‘05
‘04
‘01, ‘02, ‘06
‘02, ‘03, ‘04
Malmö
Karlstad
Saint Denis, FRA
Gävle
Stockholm
Stockholm
12.2.2005
6.8.2004
23.8.2003
17.8.2002
18.2.2003
13.6.2004
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ERICA Cristina MÅRTENSSON
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Clubs
US university
Coach
Event
Personal best
Progression
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Eh-REE-kah MORE-ten-sonn
24 June 1979 (Växjö)
165 cm / 57 kg
IFK Växjö (-’05), IF Göta (‘06-)
University of Texas at Arlington (‘01)
Ulf Karlsson
400m Hurdles
56.42 – Uden, NED – 4.8.2007
400mH
400m
65.24
65.44
61.64
62.21
59.71
59.16
58.47
57.54
57.59
57.05
57.41
58.09
56.75
56.42
57.02
58.65
57.60i
56.75
55.99i
55.11
56.21
56.14
54.51
55.27
55.59
55.66i
Major competitions 2001 European U23 Ch
2006 European Cup/Super L
European Ch
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 13
National titles
Outdoors: '01, '03, '04, '07
PB other events
60m
100m
200m
300m
400m
800m
60mH
100mH
300mH
HJ
LJ
TJ
SP
JT
Hep
i 7.98
12.46
w 12.40
25.01
39.39
54.51
2:08.24
i 8.85
14.40
43.56
j 41.95
1.51
5.15
9.85
9.04
33.30
4.401
Ingrid CECILIA NILSSON
800m
2:26.73
2:26.05
2:22.24
2:14.3m
2:14.40
2:13.80
2:17.50
2:13.77
2:20.76i
200m
6
heat
6
semi
heat
Växjö
Skruv
Skruv
Kil
Göteborg
Göteborg
Malmö
Göteborg
Skruv
Stockholm
Tampere, FIN
Skruv
Karlshamn
Växjö
Karlshamn
Karlstad
Malmö
25.41
25.31
25.31i
25.01
(400mH)
(4x400m)
(400mH)
(400mH)
(4x400m)
3.2.2002
21.5.2000
20.5.2002
4.6.2006
2.9.2003
5.7.2003
2.8.2004
9.2.2002
20.5.2002
30.8.1997
13. 2.2003
20.8.1994
15.6.1995
30.9.1994
12.6.1996
18.6.1994
31.8.1996
Note: Between 21 April '01 and 15 July '06 had no less than 26 races at 57 seconds before finally dipping
under that barrier on 20 July '06. Since then collected 7 races at 56.42-56.97.
16
Progression
27.48/27.00w
26.32/26.15w
26.24
26.56i
2:08.24
2:19.46
2:10.35
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal best
2007 best
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
1998
1999
2001
2001
2002
2003
2005
2006
20.66
33.60
36.26
45.48
54.78
59.29
61.37
62.54
Ceh-CEE-lee-ah NILL-sonn
22 June 1979 (Fristad)
178 cm / 88 kg
IK Ymer (-’05), Råby-Rekarne FI (‘06-)
Kim Johansson
Hammer Throw
69.03 – Västerås – 29.7.2006 – **NR**
68.31 – Eskilstuna – 12.8.2007
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
European Junior Ch
World Junior Ch
European U23 Ch
European U23 Ch
World Ch
European Ch
World Ch
World Ch
European Ch
64.53
65.14
63.49
66.77
68.44
69.03
68.31
qual
final
8
3
qual
qual
qual
qual
7
qual
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 20
National titles
Outdoors :
‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘06
Indoors (WT):
‘04, ‘05
60m
i 7.86 Malmö
26.2.1995
80m
10.39 Göteborg
9.5.1993
100m
12.31 Sävedalen
4.6.1995
200m
25.76 Värnamo
8.9.1995
800m
2:32.21 Lerum
28.5.1995
60mH
9.22 Göteborg
24.2.1996
100mH
15.16 Stockholm
13.9.1996
HJ
1.56 Malmö
30.8.1996
LJ
5.49 Borås
1.7.1995
SP
14.48 Karlskrona
16.8.1998
i 14.82 Malmö
27.2.1999
DT
40.16 Karlstad
6.9.1998
JT
36.84 Karlstad
26.9.1996
WT (10 kg)
20.42 Malmö
12.2.2005
Hep
4.147 Malmö
31.8.1996
PB other events
Athletics in family
Sister Sofia (b ‘76) JT: 33.70 ‘91.
Note: Began as allround athlete but had to leave the running events due to asthma and then at age 18 made
the HT priority.
Has held the NR since 10 July ‘98 improving it on no less than 17 occasions and by a total of over 10
meters.
Website: http://www.cillas.sida.nu
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HANNA-MIA Beatrice PERSSON
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal bests
ANNA Linnéa RAHM
HUNN-ah MEE-ah PAIR-shonn
11 February 1978 (Kalmar)
178 cm / 61 kg
Kalmar SK (-’05), FI Kalmarsund (‘05), Örgryte IS (‘06-)
Yannick Tregaro / Geir Ove Rasmussen
Pole Vault
4.40 – Göteborg – 29.6.2007
4.40i – Göteborg – 8.2.2006 – **NIR**
4.40i – Birmingham, GBR – 3.3.2007 – *NIR**
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal best
Progression
Progression
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
1.70
3.68
3.92
4.21
4.30
4.02
4.25
4.36
4.35
4.40
4.20i
4.35i
National titles
Outdoors: '99, '05, '07
Indoors: '01, '04, '07
PB other events
100mH
400mH
HJ
LJ
TJ
Hep
qual
qual
qual
qual (12)
qual
qual
qual
5000m
10000m
35:53.2m
2:37:32
2:36:35
2:36:37
2:35:08
17:22.65
17:17.88
17:02.25
16:47.73
16:34.79
17:21.37
16:55.07
3000m
Halfmarathon
10:35.38i
9:55.02
34:18.46
34:34.51
34:12.95
34:42.20
34:39.82
9:57.85i
9:56.77i
9:48.93i
10:01.47i
9:55.96i
8
15
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 4
National titles:
Outdoors (Halfmarathon):
(Marathon):
PB other events
1500m
3000m
5000m
10000m
Halfmar
i 4:47.27
9:51.63
i 9:48.93
16:34.79
34:12.95
1:13:31
1:14:32
1:14:58
1:15:27
1:13:42
1:13:31
(10000m)
(marathon)
'05, '07
'06, '07
Västerås
Umeå
Malmö
Norrtälje
Barakaldo, ESP
Göteborg
30.1.2005
22.6.2005
12.2.2005
11.7.2005
2.4.2005
12.5.2007
Note: All seven marathons (Berlin '04, Torino and Berlin '05, Stockholm and ECh '06, Hamburg and
Stockholm '07) within less than 4½ minutes (between 2:35:08 and 2:39:31).
Värnamo
Jönköping
Göteborg
Vellinge
Vellinge
Kalmar
Oskarshamn
18.9.2005
22.9.1996
2.9.2005
18.6.2005
18.6.2005
27.7.1996
3-4.10.1998
After completing her law studies now works full-time in a Stockholm court.
JESSICA Eva Katarina SAMUELSSON
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal bests
2007 best
Note: Former gymnast who did 1.65 in the HJ first year as an athlete at age 17. This inspired to give the HJ
a serious try but a persistent foot injury prevented jumping at full force.
Just as a pastime while the injury healed started playing around with the PV (despite having a PB two cm
lower than in the HJ ...) and in first ever ”real” PV competition on 29 May '99 cleared 3.40.
Progression
1999
2000
2001
18
Marathon
2006 European Ch
4.40i
4.40i
Major competitions 2001 World Ch
European Ch
European Ch
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 10
Indoors: 1
15.82
73.37
1.73
5.27
w 5.47
10.21
3.581
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
UNN-ah RAH-m
12 October 1981 (Holmsund)
173 cm / 53 kg
IKS Umeå (-’00), SIF Skellefteå (‘01-’02), Rånäs 4H (‘03-)
Teddy Jonasson
Marathon
2:35:08 – Hamburg, GER – 29.4.2007
Hep
Pen i
YESS-ee-cah SAH-muh-el-sonn
14 March 1985
176 cm / 65 kg
Boo IF (-’01), Hässelby SK (‘02-)
Dejan Mirkovic
Heptathlon
5.967 – Arles, FRA – 1- 2.7.2006
5.761 – Debrecen, HUN – 15.7.2007
200m
400m
26.15
25.29
25.44/25.37w?
100mH
LJ
800m
400mH
➣
19
Progression
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Hep
Pen i
5.017
5.633
5.967
5.761
3.678
3.961
4.264
-
2005
2006
2007
200m
56.07
54.53
56.23i
54.40
-
European
European
European
European
400m
24.64
24.81
24.75i
24.73
24.10
24.67
Junior Ch
U23 Ch
Cup/Super L
U23 Ch
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 3
National titles
Outdoors (Hep): '03, '05
Indoors (Pen):
'05, '06
PB other events
60m
100m
200m
300m
400m
800m
60mH
100mH
300mH
400mH
HJ
LJ
SP
JT
Pen
i 7.73
12.31
24.10
39.92
54.40
2:09.49
i 8.54
14.06
w 13.99
42.85
58.67
1.71
i 1.73
6.12
14.30
i 14.89
37.58
i 4.264
100mH
LJ
800m
14.71
5.85
5.66i
6.12
6.09
6.01w
2:21.21
14.22
14.06/13.99w
14.31/14.11w
heat
8
9
13
2:14.07
2:09.49
2:12.25
(400mH)
(Hep)
(Hep)
(Hep)
Västerås
Sollentuna
Arles, FRA
Enskede
Sollentuna
Rakvere, EST
Västerås
Karlstad
Rakvere, EST
Västerås
Norrtälje
Arles, FRA
Nyköping
Karlstad
Debrecen, HUN
Malmö
Debrecen, HUN
Nyköping
22.2.2003
1.6.2002
1.7.2006
19.5.2005
15.7.2006
4.6.2006
5.3.2006
21.6.2006
3.6.2006
27.7.2002
3.8.2003
1.7.2006
12.3.2006
22.6.2005
14.7.2007
21.1.2007
15.7.2007
12.3.2006
Note: Sprinter/hurdler until '03, when focus began shifting towards combined events.
400mH
61.78
58.67
Progression
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
1997
1998
1999
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Internat. matches
National titles
64.00
64.54
62.91
59.18
59.33
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
World Junior Ch
World Ch
European Ch
World University G
World Ch
Olympic G
European Ch
World Ch
Olympic G
World Ch
European Ch
61.61
60.50
61.26
64.00
62.98
qual
11
qual
5
qual
qual
qual
8
qual
11
5
11
3
Outdoors: 25
Indoors: 2
Outdoors (DT): '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07
(HT): '96, '97
Indoors
(WT): '02, '03, '06
PB other events
HJ
SP
HT
WT (20 lb)
1.67
16.30
59.45
i 19.96
Phoenix, AZ
Malmö
Aremark, NOR
Flagstaff, AZ
31.3.1994
7.8.1999
31.7.1999
21.2.1997
Athletics in family
Husband Anders (Axlid, b '66): SP/DT: 18.62/56.66 '94
Note: Exceptional record of having won not only all national senior titles since age 20 (i.e. 15 straight) but
also as a youth and junior athlete all national titles for her age group!
First surpassed 60m on 17 May '97, current score of 60+ meets is 90.
US Collegiate (NCAA) champion in '96.
Despite always focussing on the DT was the inaugural NR-holder and national champion in the HT.
ANNA Therése SÖDERBERG
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Clubs
US university
Coach/Advisor
Event
Personal best
2007 best
Progression
20
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
28.62
35.50
41.52
46.44
45.06
48.80
52.88
UNN-ah SEU-dehrr-bairj
11 June 1973 (Knista)
177 cm / 85 kg
Fjugesta IF (-’94), Ullevi FK (‘95-)
Northen Arizona University (‘93-’97)
Anders Axlid
Discus Throw
64.54 – Aremark, NOR – 31.7.1999 – **NR**
62.98 – Ostrava, CZE – 27.6.2007
1993
1994
1995
1994
1995
1996
1997
52.24
58.74
56.84
58.74
56.84
59.96
61.30
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On the way to Asia
2007 in Japan. 2008 in China. A period
of 2 years with the World Athletics
Championships and the Olympic Games
demands special preparations.
Immediately after the highly successful
European Athletics Championships in
Göteborg in 2006, which saw six medals
awarded to Swedish athletes, the takeoff
for the national team prior to going to
Asia consisted of quite a different gathering in the Swedish mountains, where the
planning was jointly set out.
At the end of April, the national team
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went on a 3 week training camp to Japan
and China as preparations for Osaka and
Beijing. First and foremost, this was a
camp for getting ready for the World
Athletics Championships; however, there
was a visit to Beijing on the way to Japan,
the purpose of which was to become
acquainted with the Olympic sites.
The national team began the camp by
visiting Beijing to look at the Olympic
buildings and to train. Time was also set
aside to see the Great Wall of China,
Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden
City.
“We took the opportunity of going to see
the sights in China at this time, so as to
avoid any such interruptions while the
Olympics are in progress. We carefully
observed and analysed how the athletes
reacted and adjusted to the time difference. It’s not such a usual occurrence for
us to travel eastwards for training and
competing,” commented Thomas
Engdahl, the National Team Manager.
In Japan, the spring camp was in
Fukuoka, which is where the preparation
camp will be, prior to the 2008 Olympics.
During its time in Japan, the national
team visited Osaka to inspect the competition arena where the World Athletics
Championships will be held, while certain
members participated in the Grand Prix
Competitions there, in May.
The preparation camp for the World
Athletics Championships took place in
Marugame, so as to generate the best possible conditions for the athletes to succeed
in Osaka. The Swedish troop travelled to
Marahume immediately after the Swedish
Athletics Championships, which was their
last competition before the World
Athletics Championships.
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John Erik Oskar ANTON ANDERSSON
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach/Advisor
Event
Personal bests
Progression
LJ
12.98
13.42
14.34
15.25
15.60
15.69
16.14
16.49
16.40
16.34
16.43
15.63
17.10
12.12zi
13.28w 13.64z
13.66i
14.42w
16.27w
16.49w
HJ
6.22z
6.74
6.81
7.33
7.45
7.74
7.45
7.25
7.42
7.27i
7.21
6.29zw
6.83w
7.40w
7.49w
Outdoors: 6
National titles
Outdoors: ‘02, ‘04, ‘07
PB other events
100m
200m
HJ
LJ
11.18
22.78
1.92
7.74
qual
qual
qual
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
7.71w
7.52w
6.90w
(z = measured from take-off point)
Progression
1.70i
1.87
1.89
1.87
1.92
16.32w
Internat. matches
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
US university
Coach
Event
Personal best
UNN-tonn UNN-deh-shonn
12 March 1981
195 cm / 90 kg
IFK Halmstad (-‘02), Örgryte IS (‘03-)
Yannick Tregaro
Triple Jump
17.10 – Eskilstuna – 12.8.2007
TJ
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
NIKLAS Bo ARRHENIUS
(LJ)
HT
41.39
17.01
45.50
17.60
18.88/19.91i
17.18/18.58i
18.07
17.35
53.63
52.74
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 4
National titles:
Outdoors: ‘04, ‘06, ´07
PB other events
SP
HT
WT (36 lb)
20.5.1999
29.6.1999
24.5.1998
12.8.2000
SP
14.55
2006 European Ch
Athletics in family
Halmstad
Göteborg
Halmstad
Västerås
DT
51.03
59.19
59.13
on mission
59.82
63.62
60.33
63.47
65.77
NICK-luss Ah-REHN-yuhss
10 September 1982 (Provo, UT, USA)
194 cm / 120 kg
Spårvägens FK
Brigham Young University ('04-'07)
Anders Arrhenius & Jay Silvester
Discus Throw
65.77 – Salinas, CA – 17.5.2007
18.88
i 19.91
53.63
i 18.73
52.92
2
4
qual
Las Vegas, NV
15.5.2004
Air Force Academy,CO28.2.2004
Orem, UT
4.10.2003
Provo, UT
16.1.2004
Father Anders (b ‘47) SP: 19.92 ‘78, DT: 52.71 ‘73
Brother Daniel (b ‘78): SP/DT: 17.99/56.32 ‘03
Sister Annika (b ‘80): DT: 39.40 ‘00
Brother Leif (b ‘86): SP/DT/HT: 16.88i/56.10/60.23 ‘05
Wife Tiffany (Rasmussen, b’ 84): JT: 48.88 ‘06
Note: After surpassing 15m at age 17 and 16m at age 19 progress then halted for several years due to
injuries.
Note: Permanent resident of Utah since birth, but has retained the Swedish citizenship of his father, who was
on Swedish national team as a shot putter in 1970’s.
Finally healthy this summer but was still lacking the Osaka B-standard 16.70 with just one day remaining of
qualifying period.
On 14 April ‘01 at the Arcadia Invitational set current US High School record with the 1.61 kg implement
throwing 71.40, almost three meters further than anyone else before or after.
Then at national championships in Eskilstuna after a foul came tantalizingly close on second attempt with
16.67 before unleashing 17.10 on his third! 5 years old legal wind PB surpassed by 61 cm and wind-aided PB
by 33 cm.
Concluded his collegiate career in June ‘07 by becoming the NCAA champion.
Website: http://www.anton-andersson.com
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Progression
Jan MAGNUS ARVIDSSON
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal best
Progression
JT
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
2006
MUNG-nuhss AHRR-vidd-sonn
20 February 1983
191 cm / 100 kg
KA 2 IF
Jonas Mellblom
Javelin Throw
85.75 – Osaka, JPN – 5.5.2007
JT 600g
42.42
53.47
50.99
63.84
69.60
World Junior Ch
European U23 Ch
European U23 Ch
European Ch
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 4
National titles
Outdoors: ‘06
PB other events
SP
13.19
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
JT
70.08
73.98
77.83
81.75
85.75
qual
qual
3
10
2004
2005
2006
2007
800m
1:47.07
1:48.38
1:46.66
1:46.57
400m
47.50
46.53
47.36
47.61i
400m i
47.61i
47.79i
47.31i
3
heat
European Junior Ch
1
World Ch
heat (12)
4
European Ch
semi
5
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 6
National titles
Outdoors: ‘05, ‘06, ‘07
Indoors: ‘07
PB other events
60m
100m
200m
400m
1500m
3000m
Kula
Diskus
Slägga
Spjut
i 7.20
11.39
21.58
46.53
4:03.97
9:18.23
8.78
19.71
18.65
29.10
Västerås
Norrtälje
Sollentuna
Sollentuna
Stockholm
Stockholm
Kungsängen
Kungsängen
Kungsängen
Kungsängen
(800m)
(800m)
(800m)
(4x400m)
(4x400m)
(800m)
(800m)
4.3.2006
12.5.2004
29.5.2005
27.5.2005
12.9.2003
15.9.2002
1.10.2005
1.10.2005
1.10.2005
9.10.2004
Note: With background in cross-country running, american football and judo decided at age 16 to become a
runner and “immediately” ran credible times of 4:10/9:18 for 1500m/3000m.
Karlskrona
21.5.2005
Note: Steady progress averaging approximately four meters improvement per year since age 18 in ‘01.
Exceptionally consistent, in ‘05 had nine meets at 76/77 with 77.83 on top and in ‘06 his 81.75 PB was supported by 5x80 and 4x79.
And this year has 5x84 to backup new 85.75 PB set in May at the World Championships arena.
Built his own practice runway in the woods near his family home in Ramdala.
Has in off season competed in power lifting belonging to the national elite.
However, had mind set on shorter distances with the long time focus on 800m to which end competed mainly
at 400m until ‘06.
Big national breakthrough summer of ‘04 by at age 18 running three truly remarkable negatively-split 800m
races: Winning the national race at DN Galan in 1:48.15 (54.7/53.5!), placing 2nd at the Swedish
Championships in 1:47.07 (c54.5/52.6!) and winning the match vs Finland in 1:50.66 (59.3/51.4). In the last
race had 23.7 between 500m and 700m!
Stunned onlookers – and left the opposition standing – by employing the same kind of ”lightning strikes” tactics at the ‘05 European Junior Championships. Despite being last with 300m to go in the slow paced final –
and despite not hitting the front until coming off the last bend – won by 1.21 seconds!.
MATTIAS David CLAESSON
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach/Advisor
Event
Personal bests
2007 best
Progression
2000
2001
2002
2003
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800m
2:21.95i
1:51.07
Mah-TEE-uss KLAH-sonn
26 July 1986 (Nykyrka)
183 cm / 69 kg
Mullsjö SOK (-'03), Hässelby SK ('04-)
Selfcoached
800m
1:46.46 – Karlskrona – 12.6.2006
1:46.57 – Stockholm – 7.8.2007
400m
400m i
52.10
49.07
51.54i
49.79i
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Claes JESPER FRITZ
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal best
STEFAN Christian HOLM
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Clubs
Coach/Advisor
Event
Personal bests
YESS-perr FRITZ
13 September 1985
186 cm / 78 kg
Malmö AI
Stanislaw Szczyrba
Pole Vault
5.70 – Debrecen, HUN – 15.7.2007
2007 bests
Progression
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
3.31
3.80
3.51
4.51
4.90
3.60i
2005
2006
2007
Major competitions 2003 European Junior Ch
European U23 Ch
2006 European Ch
5.10
5.45
5.55i
Progression
8
5
qual
8
qual
2
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 3
National titles
-
PB other events
SP
DT
HT
JT
Athletics in family
Brother Johan (b ’82) PV/TJ: 4.80/13.86 ’00.
10.72
28.86
25.30
43.47
2003
2004
5.40
5.60
5.70
Malmö
Malmö
Malmö
Malmö
26.9.2004
26.9.2004
26.9.2004
26.9.2004
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1.20
1.27
1.40
1.51
1.61
1.83
1.94
2.06
2.14
2.18
2.21
2.26
STEH-funn HOLLM
25 May 1976 (Forshaga)
181 cm / 69 kg
Kils AIK
Johnny Holm
High Jump
2.36 – Eberstadt, GER – 18.7.2004
2.36 – Athina, GRE – 22.8.2004
2.36 – Roma, ITA – 8.7.2005
2.40i – Madrid, ESP – 6.3.2005
2.35 – Stockholm – 7.8.2007
2.38i – Göteborg – 25.2.2007
2.09i
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach/Advisor
Events
Personal best
Un-DREH-uss GUHSS-tough-sonn
10 August 1981
180 cm / 67 kg
GK Steget
Bo Gustafsson
50 km Walk
4:00:48 Leamington, GBR
20.5.2007
4
European Junior Ch
11
=7
6
=8
qual
European Ch
7
6
=6
World University G
4
World Ch
=10
4
European Cup/Super League 1
Olympic G
4
1
World Ch
=4
2
European Ch
2
1
Progression
2007
Internat. matches
Note: Full-time second year medical student.
ANDREAS GUSTAFSSON
Representing Svenska Gång- och Vandrarförbundet (Swedish Walking Association):
4:00:48
2007 European Cup
National titles:
43:18.6
1:29:51
21 (10000mW)
26
PB other events
10000mW
20 kmW
Kiel, GER
Vallensbaek, DEN
31.3.2007
5.5.2007
Athletics in family
Father Bo (b '54): 50kmW 3:44:49 '88 (Olympic silver '84)
Brother Jacob (b '84): 800m 1:49.45 '06, 1500m: 3:44.5m '07.
Brother Peter (b '86): 400m/800m: 50.20/1:54.04 '05
Note: Resided in the US for some ten years before returning to Sweden last autumn to pursue race walking
ambitions.
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2.22
2.33
2.32
2.34
2.33
2.35
2.34
2.36
2.36
2.34
2.35
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2.30i
2.34i
2.36i
2.37i
2.40i
2.38i
World Indoor Ch
1
World Ch
2
2
World Indoor Ch
1
Olympic G
1
1
European Indoor Ch
1
World Ch
7
=3
World Indoor Ch
5
European Ch
3
=3
European Indoor Ch
1
Outdoors: 25
Indoors:
5
National titles
Outdoors: ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07
Indoors: ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘06, ‘07
PB other events
60m
100m
200m
60mH
110mH
PV
LJ
i 7.33
11.42
23.72
i 9.22
16.23
2.50
7.18
Karlstad
Karlstad
Kil
Karlstad
Karlstad
Karlstad
Karlstad
14.1.2003
13.9.1999
11.8.1996
17.1.1996
13.9.1999
2.10.1994
13.9.1999
➣
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PB other events
TJ
SP
DT
HT
JT
11.91
i 12.35
8.49
21.41
16.73
34.29
Karlskoga
Karlstad
Kil
Kil
Kil
Kil
9.6.1991
12.12.1991
11.9.1999
11.9.1999
11.9.1999
11.9.1999
ALHAJI JENG
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal bests
Note: First made 2.30 on 22 Feb ‘97, had his 100th 2.30+ meet on 13 Feb ‘07. Current score is 111.
Ranked the No 1 high jumper of ‘01, ‘02 and ‘04 by “Track & Field News”.
Has competed in every international championship (European, World, Olympic) from ‘98 onwards finishing
in the top-10 in 18 out of 19, in the top-4 in 13 and in the top-2 in 9!
Had perfect ‘04 winning all 22 competitions including WICh and OG.
2007 best
Al-HAJJ-ee YENG
13 December 1981 (Banjul, GAM)
185 cm / 77 kg
Örgryte IS
Geir Ove Rasmussen
Pole Vault
5.80i – Donetsk, UKR – 12.2.2006 – **NIR**
5.80 – Zhukovskiy, RUS – 24.6.2006
5.70 – Göteborg – 1.8.2007
When winning the ‘05 European Indoors became the 10th jumper in history to clear 2.40.
Website: http://www.scholm.com (a treasure of HJ stats – including win/loss records vs “everyone” – plus i.a.
reviews of literature and music).
Progression
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2001
2005
2006
Internat. matches
National titles
PB other events
3.60
4.27
4.80
5.30
5.40
5.49
60m
100m
800m
1000m
60mH
110mH
HJ
SP
HT
JT
Hep
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
5.41
5.40
5.61
5.65/5.75&
5.80
5.70
5.56i
5.71i
5.80i
World Junior Ch
8
European U23 Ch
6
European Indoor Ch
8
World Indoor Ch
2
European Ch
final (injured)
Outdoors:
Indoors:
Outdoors:
Indoors:
LJ
3.90i
5
1
‘06
‘05, ‘06
i 7.18
11.59
2:25.42
2:58.72
i 8.53
15.43
i 2.00
1.94
i 7.07
w 6.26
i 11.87
17.08
35.42
i 5.668
Göteborg
Göteborg
Lerum
Göteborg
Göteborg
Göteborg
Göteborg
Karlskoga
Göteborg
Lerum
Göteborg
Mölndal
Mölndal
Göteborg
8.3.2003
6.9.2001
7.9.1997
9.3.2003
9.3.2003
6.9.2001
8.3.2003
15.8.1997
8.3.2003
7.9.1997
8.3.2003
11.9.2001
11.9.2001
8-9.3.2003
Note: Has lived in Sweden for just about his whole life as he was only a few
weeks old when family moved from Gambia in early ‘82.
Grew up in same neighbourhood as Christian Olsson, Yannick Tregaro and
Patrik Kristiansson in the Göteborg suburb of Angered.
The ‘95 WCh in hometown made great impact on the 13 years old. Decided
after seeing Sergey Bubka in action that Pole Vault was the sport to pursue!
Won final major meet before ‘05 WCh – the IAAF Super GP ”DN Galan” –
defeating i.a. 5 of would-be Helsinki top-7 but still couldn’t be entered into the
WCh due to not having made the then A-standard of 5.75.
When getting the chance in the ‘06 WICh immediately proved himself by
getting the silver medal.
Missed indoor season ‘07 due to hamstring injury.
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31
PB other events
Leif ROBERT KRONBERG
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal bests
2007 best
60mH
300mH
HJ
PV
LJ
TJ
SP
DT
JT
RAW-behrt KROON-bairj
15 August 1976 (Göteborg)
181 cm / 86 kg
IFK Göteborg (-'95), IF Kville ('96-)
Peter Fröberg
110m Hurdles
13.35 – Lausanne, SUI – 4.7.2001 – **NR**
13.57 – Stockholm – 7.8.2007
i 7.54
i 7.54
40.34
1.90
3.00
7.52
14.23
10.85
28.48
35.81
Lisboa, POR
Glasgow, GBR
Stockholm
Nässjö
Karlstad
Karlstad
Göteborg
Göteborg
Göteborg
Göteborg
9.3.2001
18.3.2001
18.9.1994
25.5.1995
2.10.1994
15.8.1997
6.9.1994
9.9.2004
9.9.2004
11.9.2001
**NIR**
**NIR**
Note: During this millenium reached the final at seven out of eight indoor championships (didn’t compete at
all indoors in ‘06) and at the seven outdoor events has scored four finals and three semi-finals.
Extraordinary consistency underlined by eleven straight national titles outdoors and eleven straight appearances in the European Cup (winning ‘01 to ‘06).
Progression
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
110mH
15.09
14.21
14.06
13.97
13.63
13.61
13.56
13.36
60mH
8.19i
7.96i
7.98i
7.76i
7.67i
7.59i
110mH
13.35
13.42
13.46
13.39
13.43
13.56
13.57
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
semi
2
heat
European U23 Ch
final (dnf)
World Ch
quarter
heat
1999 World University G
6
World Ch
quarter
6
3
Olympic G
8
4
World Ch
5
World University G
3
5
European Ch
7
7
World Ch
semi
6
1
Olympic G
semi
3
World Ch
semi
2006 European Ch
5
7
Website: http://www.robertkronberg.com
MUSTAFA Hassan MOHAMED
Progression
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
National titles
Outdoors:
‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07
Indoors
(60mH): ‘97, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘07
(60m): ‘04
PB other events
60m
100m
200m
800m
50mH
32
Since ‘97 has 30 races sub-13.50, 74 sub-13.60, 124 sub-13.70 and 169 sub-13.80.
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach/Advisor
Event
Personal best
Outdoors: 22
Indoors: 4
Göteborg
Karlstad
Norrköping
Stenungsund
Sindelfingen, GER
When recently taking that 11th national outdoor title had a winning margin of 0.94 s!
(110mH)
(110mH)
(60mH)
(110mH)
(110mH)
(60mH)
(110mH)
(110mH)
(60mH)
(110mH)
(110mH)
(60mH)
(110mH)
(110mH)
(60mH)
(110mH)
(60mH)
(110mH)
(60mH)
(110mH)
(110mH)
(60mH)
(110mH)
(110mH)
(60mH)
Internat. matches
i 6.77
10.60
22.31
2:19.46
i 6.46
60mH
7.54i
7.65i
7.61i
7.59i
7.62i
7.59i
21.2.2004
6. 8.2004
23.8.1998
8.6.1992
4.3.2001
**NIR**
➣
Mu-STAFF-ah Mu-HAMM-ed
1 March 1979 (Mogadishu, SOM)
172 cm / 54 kg
Hälle IF
Ulf Friberg
3000m St
3000mSt
10000m
9:37.38
8:42.55
8:40.84
8:32.07
8:23.35
8:18.05
8:15.51
8:14.67
8:05.75
30:04.33
29:32.20
29:16.19
29:09.47
28:49.14
-
European Junior XC Ch
1998 World Junior XC Ch
World Junior Ch
2000 European XC Ch
2002 European XC Ch
5000m
15:59.74
14:37.32
14:23.30
14:15.16
14:18.74
13:59.04
13:41.78
13:48.01
13:53.04
13:48.03
13:39.71i
13:32.08
2
3
54
8
6
5
73
8
59
3000m
9:10.03
8:34.10
8:21.63
8:15.34i
8:14.04
8:24
8:09.47
8:05.42
8:15.51
7:59.40
8:01.44
Halfmarathon
1:06:52
1:05:17
1:03:35
1:03:55
1:04:03
-
(10000m)
(3000mSt)
(10000m)
(10000m)
➣
33
Major competitions 2003 World Ch
heat
European XC Ch
20
2004 European Cup/Super League 4
Olympic G
13
European XC Ch
22
2005 World Ch
10
European XC Ch
14
2006 European Ch
4
European XC Ch
3
2007 World XC Ch
28
Internat. matches
National titles
PB other events
Athletics in family
Outdoors: 10
Outdoors (3000mSt):
(5000m):
(4 km XC):
(12 km XC):
Indoors
(3000m):
800m
1500m
1 mile
3000m
5000m
1:57.90
3:44.41
4:00.02
7:59.40
13:32.08
i 13:39.71
10000m
28:49.14
Halfmar
1:03:35
Marathon 2:32:00
2000mSt
5:37.00
(3000mSt)
John CHRISTIAN Bert OLSSON
(3000mSt)
(3000mSt)
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach/Advisor
Event
Personal bests
(3000mSt)
(3000mSt)
‘02, ‘03, ‘06
‘04, ‘05, ‘07
‘05
‘04, ‘05, ‘07
‘06
Stockholm
Karlskrona
Malmö
Kungälv
Kassel, GER
Stockholm
Turku, FIN
Göteborg
Sevilla, ESP
Karlskrona
2007 best
Progression*
13.9.1997
18.6.2007
16.8.2005
25.6.2006
6.6.2007
2.2.2006
26.6.2002
25.5.2002
27.2.2005
14.8.1998
Brother Ahmed (b ‘76) 3000mSt/1500m: 8:46.71/3:47.88 ‘99
Note: Moved with family from Somalia to Sweden at age 11.
Originally preferred football (soccer) but at age 16 was finally persuaded to take up running
During spring usually spends several weeks training in Kenya with World leader Paul K Koech.
With 8:05.75 erased the Olympic Gold winning and World Record time of 8:08.02 set by Anders Gärderud
31 years (to the day!) earlier from the list of Swedish national records – and missed the European record by a
mere 0.80. Confirmed new level with 8:07.83 ten days later.
HJ
1.30i
9.26z
11.37z
12.44
14.48
16.30
16.97
17.49
17.64
17.77
17.79
17.67
17.56
11.08z
11.58zw
12.20w
11.66zi
16.59w
17.80i
1.68i
1.71i
1.80i
1.85i
2.22i
2.20i
2.28i
(z = measured from take-off point)
2
1 (HJ)
qual
4
Olympic G
qual
1
World Ch
2
1
European Ch
1
IAAF Grand Prix Final
1
World Cup
3
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 15
Indoors: 3
National titles
Outdoors (TJ): ‘00, ‘01, ‘03
(LJ): ‘06
Indoors
(TJ): ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04
PB other events
60m
200m
800m
110mH
HJ
i 7.19
w 22.62
i 2:25.4m
16.21
2.24
& 2.28
i 2.28
in street clothes 1.95
PV
4.04
1.45
1.55
1.68
1.79
1.80
1.89
1.93
2.04
2.22
2.20
2.24
2.28&
17.83i
Website: http://www. mustafamohamed.com
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TJ
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
**NIR**
CHRISS-tee-unn OOLL-sonn
25 January 1980 (Göteborg)
192 cm / 78 kg
Örgryte IS
Yannick Tregaro
Triple Jump
17.79 – Athina, GRE – 22.8.2004 – **NR**
17.83i – Budapest, HUN – 7.3.2004 – **WIR**
17.56 – Saint Denis, FRA – 6.7.2007
Sätra
Kil
Göteborg
Göteborg
Båstad
Göteborg
Göteborg
Göteborg
World Ch
Olympic G
2006 European Ch
1.3.2003
27.5.2001
1993
3.9.1998
27.8.2002
29.6.2003
9.2.2002
9.9.1999
14.9.1999
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
➣
35
PB other events
LJ
JT
7.71
35.62
Feldkirch, AUT
Göteborg
31.7.2002
14.9.1999
ERIK Rolf SJÖQVIST
Note: First coach Viljo Nousiainen had developed clubmate Patrik Sjöberg into the world’s premier high
jumper in mid 1980’s. When Viljo suddenly passed away in spring of ‘99 Yannick Tregaro (himself guided by
Viljo to 2.17 and a World Junior Ch final at age 18 in ‘96) stepped in as coach despite being Christian’s senior by just two years.
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach/Advisor
Event
Personal best
2007 best
“Birth” as true worldclass triple jumper on 14 June ‘01: On a rain-soaked Helsinki Olympic Stadium got first
17m-mark as well as first victory over legend Jonathan Edwards.
Since first exceeding 17m has surpassed that limit in 91 out of 93 meets (current streak at 56 meets).
Including five qualification rounds he has 96 competitions at 17+.
Achieved the ”Grand Slam” of championships (OG, WCh, WICh, ECh, EICh) in ‘02-‘04.
EH-rick SHEU-kvisst
4 December 1972 (Fresta)
183 cm / 71 kg
Enhörna IF
Hans Nilsson
5000m
13:23.24 – Kassel, GER – 13.6.2003
In ‘04 claimed 50% of the Golden League jackpot after winning the TJ at all six meets.
Kept out of competition from 18 Sep ‘04 until 12 June ‘06 by ankle injury which needed four operations.
Despite that long layoff had 17.09 in first attempt in comeback meet and in less than a month had reached
17.62.
Progression
In all his seven international championship qualifying rounds from ‘01 WCh onwards achieved the pre-set
standard for the final on his very first attempt.
Hamstring problems has restricted number of competitions this year both indoors and outdoors. Last competition before Osaka was Rome GL on 13 July.
Resides in Monte Carlo since autumn of ‘02.
Undisputed No 1 in the EAA voting for male “European Athlete of 2003”.
Website: http://www.christianolsson.se
(* Very early marks in progression above courtesy of Per Crona.)
5000m
14:06.81
13:51.63
14:10.99
13:32.32
13:23.24
13:34.16
13:25.37
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
10000m
30:07.42
29:13.16
29:43.82
28:48.54
28:32.45
28:56.92
30:11.49
29:16.93
3000m
8:07.09
8:08.66
8:24.
7:54.20
7:49.36
7:54.53
8:01.48
European XC Ch
dnf
European XC Ch
33
Europan Ch
15
European XC Ch
31
World Ch
heat
European XC Ch
36
European XC Ch
53
European Indoor Ch
heat
European XC Ch
22
European Indoor Ch
8
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 11
National titles
Outdoors (5000m):
(10000m):
(4 km XC):
(12 km XC):
(Halfmarathon):
Indoors
(3000m):
PB other events
1500m
3000m
3:45.71
7:49.36
i 7:49.27
10000m
28:32.45
Halfmar
1:05:10
Marathon 2:46:47
‘00,
‘02,
‘03,
‘02,
‘06
‘03,
3000m i
8:20.65i
7:59.57i
7:51.17i
7:50.11i
7:49.27i
1500m
3:49.99
3:49.83
3:51.76
3:45.71
3:47.01
-
Halfmarathon
1:05:40
1:05:10
1:06:46
1:06:24
(3000m)
(5000m)
(5000m)
(5000m)
(3000m)
(3000m)
‘03
‘04, ‘07
‘07
‘03
‘04, ‘05, ‘07
Norrtälje
Helsinki, FIN
Stockholm
Athina, GRE
Stockholm
Stockholm
1.8.2002
18.8.2003
20.2.2007
12.4.2003
16.9.2001
7.6.1998
Note: Until autumn of ‘98 was a Div 7 soccer player who ran some local road races just as a jogger. After
having recorded 37:43 for 202nd place in ‘96 and 33:52 for 58th place in ‘97 he finished 18th in 31:38 in
‘98 at the mass 10K race “Midnattsloppet” in Stockholm. Was then spotted when – dressed like the archetypical fun-runner – passing his coach-to-be with a couple of kilometres left. When contacted by the coach a
few days later immediately decided to take running seriously and just 4½ months later ran a winning 8:20.65
in his first ever track race (3000m indoors).
Missed most of ‘05 and ‘06 due to persistent injury.
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Åke Anders HENRIK SKOOG
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
US University
Coach/Advisor
Event
Personal best
2007 best
Progression
3000mSt
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
5000m
3000m
800m
1500m
3000m
5000m
1500mSt
2000mSt
Athletics in family
3000m i
9:09.21
8:51.73
9:24.26
8:41.61
8:50.97
8:37.60
8:30.32
8:33.25
8:25.55
8:25.73
8:30.10
8:25.96
8:31.72
15:30.16
14:07.55
13:49.13
13:51.81
13:54.20
13:32.43
13:27.01
13:41.57
8:32.72
8:14.62
8:02.12
7:55.56
8:08.22
7:56.21
8:00.63
10
11
European XC Ch
36
3
2002 European Ch
heat
European XC Ch
54
European XC Ch
37
10
2006 European Ch
6
European XC Ch
dnf
heat
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 17
Indoors: 2
National titles
Outdoors (5000m):
‘01, ‘02
(3000mSt):
‘00, ‘01, ‘04
(4 km XC):
‘04, ‘06
(12 km XC):
‘06
Indoors
(3000m):
‘98
PB other events
FREDRIK Gustav Arne SVENSSON
HENN-rick SKOO-gh
17 April 1979 (Villstad)
185 cm / 71 kg
Villstads GIF (-‘00), Spårvägens FK (‘01-)
University of Texas at Arlington (‘99)
Kent Claesson
3000m Steeplechase
8:25.55 – Zagreb, CRO – 7.7.2003
8:31.72 – Stockholm – 7.8.2007
1:58.23
3:44.80
7:55.56
i 7:51.77
13:27.01
4:05.20
5:33.00
Lohja, FIN
Sollentuna
Västerås
Stockholm
Kassel, GER
Karlstad
Göteborg
8:11.89i
8:14.72j
8:02.66i
7:59.75i
8:09.58i
8:10.27i
7:53.68i
7:51.77i
7:57.09i
7:52.59i
(3000mSt)
Representing Svenska Gång- och Vandrarförbundet (Swedish Walking Association):
1500m
4:21.7m
4:10.72
4:03.17
4:01.23
3:55.23
3:48.84
3:56.24
3:45.76
3:44.80
3:47.80
3:47.38
3:46.49
3:45.24
3:49.37
3:45.7m
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach/Advisor
Events
Personal best
2007 best
FREH-drick SVENN-sonn
10 September 1973 (Växjö)
183 cm / 78 kg
Växjö AIS
50 km Walk
3:53:46 – Dublin, IRL – 27.6.2004
4:07:55 – Leamington, GBR – 20.5.2007
Progression
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
World Cup
World Cup
European Cup
World Cup
European Cup
World Ch
European Cup
2002 European Ch
World Cup
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
80
52
22
53
24
26
19
13
20
3:57:31
3:56:32
3:56:53
3:53:46
3:57:16
3:56:15
4:07:55
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
World Ch 15
European Cup
World Cup
World Ch disq
European Cup
World Cup
European Ch
European Cup
National titles
Outdoors (50 km): '00, '01, '02, '03, '05
(20 km): '03, '04, '07
(10000m): '07
PB other events
10000mW
20 kmW
Athletics in family
Sister Monica (b '78): 20kmW 1:31:20 '07
(3000mSt)
(3000mSt)
(3000mSt)
4:23:55.0t
4:11:53.0t
4:19:16
4:08:06
4:01:52
4:04:48
4:03:42
42:13.0
1:25:06
Örnsköldsvik
Podebrady, CZE
8
20
17
23
12
33
28.7.2000
27.3.2004
(3000mSt)
(3000m)
(5000m)
Carl LINUS THÖRNBLAD
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal bests
(3000m)
28.6.1997
9.8.2001
3.7.2001
15.2.2005
8.6.2006
23.8.2000
3.8.2000
Twin sister Hanna 800m/1500m: 2:23.90/4:59.70 ‘96
2007 best
Progression
2000
2001
2002
2003
1.90i
2.06
2.19
2.30
LEE-nuss TURN-blahd
6 March 1985 (Lund)
180 cm / 78 kg
IFK Lund
Stanislaw Szczyrba
High Jump
2.34 – Göteborg – 9.8.2006
2.38i – Göteborg – 25.2.2007
2.29 – Eskilstuna – 12.8.2007
2004
2005
2006
2007
2.27
2.26
2.31
2.29
2.31i
2.34i
2.38
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2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
World Youth Ch
World Junior Ch
European Junior Ch
World Junior Ch
Olympic G qual
European Indoor Ch
European U23 Ch
World Indoor Ch
European Ch
World Athletic Final
European Indoor Ch
PB other events
qual
qual
3
4
qual
10
3
4
1
2
Outdoors: Indoors: ‘05
PB other events
60m
200m
JT
Athletics in family
Grandfather Karl-Gustaf (b ‘27) 800m: 1:54.2 ‘56
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal best
2007 best
13.1.2007
21.1.2007
1.10.2005
Notes: Soccer player who at age 15 accidently discovered his HJ talent in school PE. Two months after joining a club he in December ‘00 cleared 1.90 in 1st ever competition. In January ‘01 cleared 2.00 in his 2nd
competition. Just two and a half years later made 2.30.
At Swedish Indoor Championships this winter raised his PB twice by clearing both 2.36 and 2.38 on first
attempts, but still only got the silver medal (losing on countback to Holm)
Current score of 2.30+ meets is 19 - at same age Holm had 3.
Missed much training in spring ‘07 due to a persistent infection with fever during a full month.
Website: http://www.linusthornblad.com
Thorsten Olof GABRIEL WALLIN
GAH-bree-ell Wah-LEEN
14 October 1981
193 cm / 94 kg
Södertälje IF
Boise State University (‘04-‘05)
Sven Ohlson
Javelin Throw
80.71 – Austin, TX – 12.6.2004
78.97 – Göteborg – 1.8.2007
48.04
58.15
67.10
64.52
69.88
73.98
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
72.33
80.71
80.31
78.97
qual
2005 World Ch
qual
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 3
National titles
Outdoors: -
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Progression
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Dec
HJ
7.604J
6.978
7.363
7.883
7.870
1.20
1.36
1.41
1.56
1.60
1.60
1.68
1.75
1.90
2.05
1.95
2.00/2.05i
2.10
2.06
NICK-luss VEE-bairj
16 April 1985 (Gustavsberg)
193 cm / 84 kg
FIK Färjestaden (-‘04), FI Kalmarsund (‘05-)
Kjell Andersson
Decathlon
7.883 – Rakvere, EST – 3-4.6.2006
7.870 – Götzis, AUT – 26-27.5.2007
JT
25.40/400
28.44/400
33.30/400
36.92/400
38.41/600
41.52/600
52.07/600
60.76/600
61.37/700
65.38
69.38
67.68
66.95
74.41
2006 European Ch
Progression
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
8.9.2002
25.9.2005
25.9.2005
NICKLAS Robert WIBERG
National titles
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
US university
Coach
Event
Personal best
2007 best
Södertälje
Södertälje
Södertälje
No javelin competitions in ‘06 due to back injury.
Outdoors: 6
Lund
Malmö
Malmö
11.98
37.77
41.61
Notes: US Collegiate (NCAA) champion in ‘04 & ‘05. When winning in ‘04 improved PB from 73.98 to
77.62 in qualification and further to 80.71 in the final.
Internat. matches
i 7.06
i 22.42
30.96
SP
DT
HT
Internat. matches
Outdoors: 3
National titles
Indoors (Heptathlon):
PB other events
60m
100m
200m
300m
400m
800m
1000m
1500m
2000m
60mH
110mH
400mH
HJ
i 7.02
11.03
w 10.77
22.13
35.06
48.65
1:56.28
2:38.19
4:14.38
6:22.43
i 8.38
14.89
57.6m
2.10
LJ
2:42.04
4.21z
4.55z
4.52z
4.62z
4.83z
5.12z
5.47/5.49w
5.91
6.31
7.03/7.16w
6.86
7.02/7.30i
7.11/7.30w
7.36
400m
52.0m
50.44
49.58
49.42
49.01
48.65
49.15
800m
2:33.34
2:24.57
2:17.56
2:15.67
2:15.87
2:10.02
2:05.24
1:59.95
1:58.31
1:56.28
200m
26.98
24.64
23.51/23.44w
23.23w
22.94
22.94
22.13
22.22
1
dnf
20
‘05, ‘07
Bollnäs
Woerden, NED
Rakvere, EST
Eksjö
Göteborg
Rakvere, EST
Stockholm
Karlskrona
Tampere, FIN
Helsingborg
Malmö
Karlskrona
Värnamo
Monzón, ESP
10.2.2007
27.8.2005
3.6.2006
14.6.2006
2.9.2003
3.6.2006
14.9.2003
8.9.2002
25.7.2003
10.7.1998
21.1.2007
25.7.2007
18.9.2005
1.7.2006
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PB other events
PV
4.20
i 4.36
7.36
14.38
i 14.85
42.68
74.44
i 5.685
LJ
SP
DT
JT
Hept
Athletics in family
Alzenau, GER
Karlskrona
Eskilstuna
Eksjö
Bollnäs
Eksjö
Götzis, AUT
Bollnäs
11.5.2003
6.3.2005
11.8.2007
14.6.2006
10.2.2007
5.8.2007
27.5.2007
10-11.2.2007
PB other events
60m
100m
200m
300m
With strength in the JT and the 1500m surprised everybody coming from way back with two events remaining to grab ‘03 European Junior title.
3000mSt
300mH
LJ
Website: http://www.nicklaswiberg.se
Pronounciation
Born
Height/Weight
Club
Coach
Event
Personal bests
Progression
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
200m
23.41
21.78
21.23
20.81
20.51
20.43
20.50
20.46/20.26w
20.38
20.39/20.32w
Major competitions
1999 European Y Olympics 5
final (dq)
heat
2
4
5
World Ch
heat
2002 European Indoor Ch semi
European Ch
quarter
heat
European U23 Ch
3
4
World Ch
semi
(400m)
(4x100m)
(200m)
(400m)
(4x100m)
(4x400m)
(4x400m)
(200m)
(200m)
(200m)
(200m)
(4x100m)
(200m)
Outdoors: 14
Indoors: 2
i 6.84
10.44
w 10.34
20.38
20.38
w 20.26
i 20.65
32.40
i 32.61
11:12.75
38.85
6.81
Göteborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Göteborg
Göteborg
Helsinki, FIN
Liévin, FRA
Göteborg
Liévin, FRA
Tranås
Karlskrona
Stockholm
3.2.2004
14.7.2002
13.7.2003
10.8.2006
10.8.2006
9.8.2005
28.2.2004
2.9.2003
3.3.2006
24.5.1998
4.8.2000
16.9.2000
**NR**
**NR**
**NIR**
**EIR**
In March ‘06 ran an unofficial European Indoor record for 300m in Liévin lowering Erwin Skamrahl’s 20
years old mark of 32.72 by 0.11.
YU-hunn VISS-munn
2 November 1982 (Kvistofta, Helsingborg)
180 cm / 75 kg
IFK Helsingborg
Kenth Olsson
400m
45.03 – London, GBR – 3.8.2007
200m i
52.59
22.24i
21.79i
21.55i
20.85i
21.02i
20.65i
21.05i
20.89i
20.73i
‘04
‘01, ‘03, ‘04, ‘06, ‘07
‘02, ‘05
‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07
Note: Winter of ‘04 ran the 200m in six meets, improved the NIR on four occasions and won all races but
the last, the World Indoors Championships final which he lost by 0.06.
JOHAN Lukas WISSMAN
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Outdoors (100m):
(200m):
(400m):
Indoors
(200m):
Sister Malin (b ‘89): 100m/200m/LJ: 12.55w/26.00/5.24 ‘06 (5.39w),
400m/Hep: 59.30/4.334 ‘07
Note: Until age 17 had middle distance running as his priority.
Internat. matches
National titles
400m
400m i
48.03
47.30
46.40
46.17
45.80
45.57
46.23
45.03
50.41i
47.90i
47.60i
47.26i
46.17i
2
Olympic G
quarter
2005 European Indoor Ch semi
World C
quarter
heat
4
European Ch
2
4
Had first international success as a 400m-runner (silver at ‘01 European Juniors) but then chose 200m as
main event to improve his speed. However, long term focus remained at 400m and after ‘06 European 200m
silver switched priorities and re-focused on the 1-lap event.
In five 400m-races this year three NR‘s (45.12, 45.12 and 45.03) and losing only to Wariner, Merritt and
Taylor.
(200m)
(200m)
(200m)
(200m)
(200m)
(4x400m)
(4x400m)
(200m)
(400m)
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Tuesday
Friday
Wednesday August 29 . . . . . . . . . . 15:00
August 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:00
August 28 . . . . . . . . . . . 15:00
Saturday August 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:00
Thursday
August 30 . . . . . . . . . . . 15:00
Sunday
Friday
August 31 . . . . . . . . . . . 15:00
August 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:00
Monday August 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:00
Note: The press conferences will take place at Grand Cube Osaka, Osaka International Convention Center,
5-3-51 Nakanoshima, Kitaku, Osaka, 530-005, Japan, www.gco.co.jp The schedule is provisional and
subject to change. Each athlete will do a press conference two days prior to their start.
The press conferences will be held in Swedish and partly in English if necessary.
Please check the latest information with Fredrik Trahn, Press Chief Swedish Team, +46-70-913 67 96,
+81-90-7955-1300, [email protected]
Swedish Team Officials
Head Coach
Thomas Engdahl, +46-70-650 42 22,
+81-90-5006-8438
Team Management
Anders Rydén
Gunilla Dahlén
Media
Fredrik Trahn, press chief,
+46-70-913 67 96, +81-90-7955-1300
Coaches
Kenth Olsson, sprints/hurdles
Johnny Holm, high jump
Karin Torneklint, sprints/hurdles
Agne Bergvall, combined events
Anders Axlid, throwing events
Yannick Tregaro, jumping events
Ulf Friberg, middle and long distance running
Siw Ibanez, walking
Jonas Mellblom, javelin
Geir Rasmussen, jumping events
Stanislav Szcyrba, high jump
Dejan Mirkovic, combined events
Johan Wettergren, middle and long distance
running
Kurt Engman, throwing events
Kjell Andersson, combined events
Medical Team
Sverker Nilsson, team doctor
Tina Frisk-Bengtsson, assistant team doctor
Jenny Jacobsson, physiotherapist
Tommy Eriksson, physiotherapist

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