NIKLAS WIBERG, Decathlon

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1 MEDIA GUIDE SWEDISH TEAM European Championships in Athletics Barcelona 2010

2 NIKLAS WIBERG, Decathlon Editor: Fredrik Trahn Photo: Ryno Quantz, Hasse Sjögren Production: Text & Bildproduktion AB Facts compiled by: A. Lennart Julin (ATFS) in co-operation with Jonas Hedman (ATFS). Valuable sources of information compiled by Bo Nordin, Bengt Holmberg, Owe Fröberg and Birger Fält (walking). Note: The purpose of this guide is to be a source of background information for the media covering the 2010 European 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 , [email protected] Swedish Team blog: Follow the Swedish Team on the team blog: Swedish Athletic Association Box 11, SE SOLNA, SWEDEN Phone: Fax: [email protected] Internet:

3 DANIEL ALMGREN, Decathlon ISABELLAH ANDERSSON, Marathon TRACEY ANDERSSON, Hammer Throw NIKLAS ARRHENIUS, Shot Put & Discus Throw ANTON ASPLUND, 800 m ELIN BACKMAN, 200 m & 4x100 m LENA BERNTSSON,100 m & 4x100 m ADIL BOUAFIF, Marathon NADJA CASADEI, Heptathlon MATTIAS CLAESSON, 800 m RIZAK DIRSHE, 1500 m HELENA ENGMAN, Shot Put LENA GAVELIN, Marathon EMMA GREEN, High Jump MOA HJELMER, 4x100 m JONI JAAKO, 800 m LARS JOHANSSON, Marathon ULRIKA JOHANSSON, 3000 m Steeplechase MATTIAS JONS, Hammer Throw EBBA JUNGMARK, High Jump TOM KLING BAPTISTE, 100 M CAROLINA KLÜFT, Long Jump OSKAR KÄCK, 5000 m SOFIA LARSSON, Discus Throw Presenting Swedish Athletics MUSTAFA MOHAMED, 3000 m Steeplechase HELENE NORDQUIST, 400 m PHILIP NOSSMY, 110 m Hurdles CHRISTIAN OLSSON, Triple Jump HANNA-MIA PERSSON, Pole Vault SOFIE PERSSON, 400 m Hurdles ERIK PETERSSON, Marathon EMMA REINAS, 4x100 m GABRIELLA SAMUELSSON, Marathon JESSICA SAMUELSSON, Heptathlon CHARLOTTE SCHÖNBECK, 1500 m ANNA SÖDERBERG, Discus Throw LINUS THÖRNBLAD, High Jump MICHEL TORNÉUS, Long Jump JOHAN WALLERSTEIN, 5000 m GABRIEL WALLIN, Javelin Throw NICKLAS WIBERG, Decathlon JOHAN WISSMAN, 200 m & 400 m ANNA VON SCHENCK, Marathon KRISTOFFER ÖSTERLUND, Marathon ANDREAS GUSTAFSSON, 50 km Walk ANATOLE IBANEZ, 20 km Walk Invitation to Stockholm and Sweden Swedish Team Officials and Main Sponsors Swedish Team Press Conferences DANIEL ALMGREN, Decathlon

4 Pronounciation DAH-nee-ell AHLM-grehn 30 November 1979 (Vallentuna) Residence Stockholm Occupation Management consultant Height/Weight 190 cm / 85 kg Vallentuna FK (-'01), Täby IS ('02), Hässelby ('03-) Coach Conny Silfver Decathlon Personal best Berlin, GER best - Progression Dec HJ LJ 200m 400m Hep i /6.84i /7.27w 22.24/22.05w /6.84i 22.45/22.06i /2.04i 7.23/7.26w 22.46i 50.36i 5.018i /7.27w i /2.02i 7.32/7.50w i i i /7.26w /48.23i 5.620i Major competitions 2009 World Ch 25 Internat. matches Outdoors: 11 National titles Outdoors: '05, '06, '07 Indoors (Heptathlon): '04, '10 PB other events 60m i 7.10 Karlskrona i 7.10 Sätra m Berlin, GER w Rakvere, EST m Gävle w Västerås m Berlin, GER m 1:56.28 Stockholm m i 2:34.56 Västerås m 4:10.61 Szczecin, POL mH i 8.38 Västerås mH Malmö mH Helsinki, FIN Fredrik Oskar DANIEL ALMGREN HJ 2.02 Helsingborg i 2.04 Karlskrona PV 4.40 Huddinge i 4.47 Sätra LJ 7.35 Gävle w 7.50 Rakvere, EST TJ Göteborg SP Karlstad i Sätra DT Szczecin, POL JT Rakvere, EST Hept i Västerås Athletics in family Brother Anders (b '82): LJ: 6.45/6.68i '99 Note: Began as a high jumper (national youth team), due to injury switched to 200m at age 19, then to long jump at age 21, added 400m at age 23. First ever combined event a indoor heptathlon at age 24, first ever decathlon at age 25 scoring 7.253! At '06 Swedish Championships tried 400m Hurdles for the first time. Fell twice and leisurely walked across the finish line in However, that strangely enough turned out to be the 8th fastest legal time in the heats so advanced him to the final! In the final stayed on his feet and got the silver medal with 52.93! That drop of seconds (44.9%) must constitute a WR in PB improvement! Has full time employment as a management consultant at McKinsey&Company. Blog: 4

5 ISABELLAH Moraa ANDERSSON (formerly AMORO) Pronounciation Iss-ah-BELL-ah UNN-deh-shonn 12 November 1980 (Manga (Kisii), Kenya) Residence Vilshult Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 167 cm / 50 kg s Oskarshamns SK ('07), Hässelby SK ('08-) Coach/Advisor Lars Andersson Marathon Personal best 2:26:52 Dubai, UAE **NR** Progression Marathon Halfmar 10000m 5000m :51:40 1:19: :14: :34:14 1:11:06 34: :07: :33:52 1:11:35 33: : :17:33 1:06:48 Major competitions 2009 European XC Ch 18 Internat. matches 1 National titles: Outdoors (Mar): '08, '09, '10 (Halfmar): '09 (5000m): '09 (10000m): '08, '09 (4 km XC): '08, '10 (8 km XC): '08, '10 PB other events 1500m 4:30.27 Karlskrona m 9:21.8m Malmö m 15:45.08 Malmö m 33:32.72 Malmö km road 32:24 Hasle, DEN **NR** Halfmar 1:10:02 Venlo, NED **NR** Note: Never seriously pursued running at home in Kenya, actually first came to Sweden to learn about orienteering, met husband-to-be Lars Andersson (orienteering coach) and together they realised that her best option was to focus on running not orienteering. Became a Swedish citizen on 11 May '09. During the coldest winter months in Sweden resides in Eldoret (Kenya). Quickly back into competitive running after daughter Beyoncé was born on 25 Jan '09: On 25 Apr (i.e. just three months later) finished 4th in the Swedish 4 km XC championships, on 16 May ran a 1:14 halfmarathon and on 30 May won the Stockholm Marathon in 2:33! On 22 Jan '10 became the first Swedish woman to run a sub-2:30 marathon. Prefers road running and has only run six races on the track: one 1500m, three 5000m and two 10000m. Website: 5

6 TRACEY Anna ANDERSSON Pronounciation TRAY-see UNN-deh-shonn 5 December 1984 (Trelleborg) Residence Göteborg Occupation Office clerk (part time) Height/Weight 167 cm / 80 kg IFK Trelleborg (-'03), Heleneholms IF ('04-'05), IFK Trelleborg ('06-) Coach Håkan Kyöttilä Hammer Throw Personal best Eskilstuna ** NR ** Progression Major competitions 2003 European Junior Ch qual 2005 European U23 Ch European Ch qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 8 National titles Outdoors: 05, 08 Indoors (WT): 07, 08, 10 PB other events PV 3.10 Vellinge SP Trelleborg DT Eslöv WT (10 kg) Göteborg Note: With her on 20 May this year ended Cecilia Nilsson's almost 12 years long grip on the Swedish national record. 6

7 NIKLAS Bo ARRHENIUS Pronounciation NICK-luss Ah-REHN-yuhss 10 September 1982 (Provo, UT, USA) Residence Provo, UT Occupation Student Height/Weight 192 cm / 125 kg Spårvägens FK US university Brigham Young University ('04-'07) Coach Vesteinn Hafsteinsson s Shot Put & Discus Throw Personal bests Karlstad i Air Force Academy, CO Salinas, CA best Bottnaryd Progression DT SP HT on mission /19.91i /18.58i /17.90i Major competitions 2000 World Junior Ch European Junior Ch European Ch qual 2007 World Ch qual 2008 Olympic G qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 5 National titles Outdoors (SP): '09. (DT): '04, '06, '07 Indoors (SP): '10 PB other events HT Orem, UT WT (36 lb) i Provo, UT Athletics in family Father Anders (b '47) SP: '78, DT: '73 Brother Daniel (b '78): SP/DT: 17.99/56.32 '03 Sister Annika (b '80): DT: '00 Brother Leif (b '86): SP/DT/HT: '10/ /62.77 '10 Wife Tiffany (Rasmussen, b' 84): JT: '06 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. On 14 April '01 at the Arcadia Invitational improved the US High School record with the 1.61 kg implement by almost three meters throwing (The record was surpassed in '09 by 68 cm.) Concluded his collegiate career in June '07 by becoming the NCAA champion. 7

8 Pronounciation UNN-tonn USSP-luhnnd 13 December 1990 (Umeå) Residence Umeå Occupation Student Height/Weight 183 cm / 63 kg Ume FI Coach/Advisor Urban Aruhn 800m Personal best 1:48.12 Karlstad ANTON Emanuel ASPLUND Progression 800m 400m 1500m : m 4: : :15.00/4:12.89i : :10.92i : :03.9m : Major competitions 2009 European Junior Ch semi (800m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 1 National titles Outdoors: - Indoors: '10 PB other events 400m Karlskrona m 4:03.9m Umeå Note: With a self-admitted couch potatoe background spent most of his free time at the computer and had never participated in any organised sports decided to take up athletics when entering high school at age 15. At '06 Swedish School Championships ran 2:05.71 in first ever 800m race in same meet one year later won in 1:52.99! Website: 8

9 ELIN Alexandra BACKMAN Pronounciation EH-linn BUCK-mahnn 20 November 1988 (Linköping) Residence Helsingborg Occupation Student Height/Weight 165 cm / 51.5 kg IFK Helsingborg Coach Kenth Olsson 200m & 4x100m Personal bests Budapest, HUN Helsingborg Progression 100m 200m 60m 400m i i /12.18w i /11.99w i /24.08w 7.65i 56.71i i 55.40i /24.21w 7.66i i Major competitions 2007 European Junior Ch semi (200m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 3 National titles - PB other events 60m i 7.58 Malmö i 7.58 Malmö m Sollentuna m Halmstad i Eskilstuna m 5:40.40 Göteborg LJ 4.58 Stockholm

10 Pronounciation LEH-nah BARE-nt-sonn 4 November 1978 (Göteborg) Residence Göteborg Occupation Occupational Therapist Height/Weight 162 cm / 54 kg Ullevi FK Coach/Advisor Anders Palmqvist 100m & 4x100m Personal best Malmö best Sävedalen w Sävedalen LENA Carina BERNTSSON Progression 100m 60m i 100mH 60mH i 200m i /12.57w i /12.25w 7.84i i 25.90/25.71i /12.07w /11.92w 7.64i /11.90w 7.44i i 8.98i i i /12.19w 7.62i i i i i /12.21w 7.75i /11.65w 7.44i i i 13.74/13.58w 8.33i i /11.57w 7.35i Major competitions 2008 World Indoor Ch semi (60m) 2009 European Indoor Ch 5 (60m) 2010 World Indoor Ch semi (60m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 8 Indoors: 2 National titles: Outdoors (100m): '07, '09 (200m): '09 (100mH):'08 Indoors (60m): '08, '09, '10 (60mH): '08 PB other events 60m i 7.26 Valencia, ESP i 7.26 Torino, ITA m Leiden, NED m Uppsala i Göteborg mH i 8.33 Göteborg mH Uden, NED w Istanbul, TUR Athletics in family Sister Annika (b '76) PV: 3.65i '01. Note: Also on national weightlifting team, competed in the World and European Championships, holds all NR's (72 / 90 / 160 kg) in the 53 kg category! Website: 10

11 Pronounciation Ah-DILL Boo-ah-FIFF 31 December 1978 (Fez, MAR) Residence Stockholm Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 180 cm / 65 kg Hässelby SK ('08-) Coach Self-coached Marathon Personal best 2:21:47 Stockholm ADIL BOUAFIF Progression Marathon Halfmar 3000m 5000m 10000m :02 13: : :04: :05:40+ 8:19.01i 14: : :21:47 1:08:24+ Major competitions - Internat. matches 1 National titles Outdoors (10000m): '09 (marathon): '10 Indoors (3000m): '09 PB other events 800 m 1:54.25 Karlstad m 3:46.55 Stockholm i 3:46.04 Lidingö m 8:02c?, MAR m 13:55c?, MAR m 29:47.33 Malmö Halfmar 1:04:08 Stressato Verbania, ITA Note: Swedish citizen on 7 July

12 NADJA Emelie Nathalie CASADEI Pronounciation NUDD-jah Cuss-ah-DAY 3 April 1983 (Rödeby) Residence Lidingö Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 174 cm / 65 kg IFK Karlskrona (-'97), KA 2 IF ('98-'05), IFK Lidingö ('06-) Coach Leif Robertson Heptathlon Personal best Szczecin, POL best - Progression Hep Pen i LJ HJ 200m 100mH 800m PV : : w 2: i : i 5.42/5.43w /25.78i 15.02/14.91w 2: w 3.60i i i i i : i /24.70w : /24.78w : w/6.23i Major competitions 2001 European Junior Ch World Ch 22 Internat. matches Outdoors: 8 National titles Outdoors (Hep): '07 Indoors (LJ): '10 PB other events 60m i 7.83 Sätra m Stendal, GER w Norrköping m Jyväskylä, FIN Berlin, GER w Huddinge m Eskilstuna m 2:08.15 Szczecin, POL mH i 8.82 Malmö mH Szczecin, POL mH Västerås mH Vellinge HJ 1.78 Ried, AUT PV 3.60 Karlskrona i 3.65 Karlskrona LJ 6.21 Värnamo i 6.23 Sätra TJ Växjö SP Szczecin, POL JT Grosseto, ITA Pen i Göteborg Athletics in family Mother Lena Kullberg, (b '63) 100m/200m/LJ: 11.97/24.36/6.33 '79 Sister Gabriela (b '89) LJ: 5.77 '04 Note: In her teens was the No 2 in Sweden in Heptathlon in her age group behind Carolina Klüft. Knee injury in '01 made high jump (and thereby Heptathlon) impossible to pursue, instead took up pole vaulting. Finally in '07 - after a break of five years - could return to her first love, the combined events. Secured the '09 WCh ticket by lowering her 800m PB by over three seconds in a solo run (won by seven seconds!) at the European Cup. Mother Lena in '79 at age 16 set a Swedish senior record in the LJ with Website: 12

13 MATTIAS CLAESSON, 800m

14 MATTIAS David CLAESSON Pronounciation Mah-TEE-uss KLAH-sonn 26 July 1986 (Nykyrka) Residence Sundbyberg Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 184 cm / 70 kg Mullsjö SOK (-'03), Hässelby SK ('04-) Coach/Advisor Self-coached 800m Personal bests 1:46.36 Oslo, NOR best 1:47.36 Sollentuna Progression 800m 400m 400m i :21.95i i : i : i : i : i : i : : i :47.36 Major competitions 2003 European Youth Olympics 3 (800m) 2005 European Indoor Ch heat (800m) European Junior Ch 1 (800m) World Ch heat (4x400m) 2006 World Indoor Ch 4 (4x400m) European Ch semi (800m) 2007 European Indoor Ch 5 (800m) World Ch heat (800m) 2008 World Indoor Ch semi (800m) 2009 European Indoor Ch 3 (800m) World Ch heat (800m) 2010 World Indoor Ch heat (800m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 10 Indoors: 1 National titles Outdoors: '05, '06, '07, '09 Indoors: '07, '08, '09 PB other events 60m i 7.20 Västerås m Norrtälje m Sollentuna m Sollentuna m 2:21.00 Karlstad m 4:03.97 Stockholm i 3:51.54 Sätra m 9:18.23 Stockholm Kula 8.78 Kungsängen Diskus Kungsängen Slägga Kungsängen Spjut Kungsängen 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. 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 latter 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! Nine fastest races: 1: : : : : : : : : Website: 14

15 RIZAK Abdi DIRSHE Pronounciation REE-zuck DIRR-she 5 January 1972 (Mogadishu, SOM) Residence Malmö Occupation Physical education instructor Height/Weight 182 cm / 65 kg s Skellefteå AIK (-'94), Hälle IF ('95-'00), Malmö AI ('01-) Coach/Advisor Ola Thorsson 1500m Personal bests 3:38.47 Stockholm best 3:40.60 Wattenscheid, GER Progression 1500m 800m : : : : : : : : : :50.51i : : : : : : : : : : : : :51.4m :44.7m : : : :49.79 Major competitions 1998 European Ch heat (800m) 2000 European Cup/Super L 6 (800m) 2001 World Indoor Ch heat (800m) 2002 European Ch semi (800m) 2003 World Ch heat (800m) 2004 World Indoor Ch heat (800m) 2005 World Ch heat (800m) 2006 European Ch 9 (1500m) 2007 European Indoor Ch heat (1500m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 18 Indoors: 2 National titles Outdoors: (800m): '97, '98, '00, '02, '04 (1500m): '05, '07, '09 Indoors: (800m): '99, '01, '04 (1500m): '03, '06, '07, '08, '10 PB other events 200m Jönköping m Alingsås m 1:45.45 Cuxhaven, GER **NR** 1000m 2:18.92 Stockholm m 15:04.0m Tyringe Note: Came to Sweden as a refugee from Somalia in the early 90 s. Took up running in Sweden in '94. Obtained Swedish citizenship in spring of '99. Before running the 1:45.45 had no less than 19 races at 1: :47.94 collected over a 6-year period! His 1:45.45 erased a NR that had stood for over 28 years! In '06 switched focus from 800m to 1500m and promptly at Oslo Golden League became first Swedish sub-3:40 since '98 and later that summer became first Swedish championship finalist in the event since '86 when finishing 9th in Göteborg. 15

16 HELENA Sofia ENGMAN Pronounciation Heh-LEH-nah ENG-munn 16 June 1976 (Piteå) Residence Piteå Occupation Physical education teacher (part time) Height 171 cm / 94 kg Riviera FI US university Utah Valley State College ('99) Coach Kurt Engman Shot Put Personal bests 18.13i Nordhausen, GER **NIR** Sävedalen **NR** Progression i i i i i Major competitions 1999 World University G 12 qual (HT) 2003 World University G European Cup/Super L 9 European Ch qual 2007 European Indoor Ch 8 World Ch qual 2008 World Indoor Ch qual 2009 European Indoor Ch qual World Ch qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 16 Indoors: 2 National titles Outdoors: '03, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09 Indoors: '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10 PB other events TJ Trollbäcken DT Sundsvall HT Växjö JT Piteå WT (20 lb) i Logan, UT Athletics in family Father Kurt (b '41) TJ: '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. In '07 confirmed improvement by raising Swedish record indoors by 45 cm to and outdoors record by 20 cm to Winter of '08 surpassed 18 m in three indoor meets and this summer brought also the outdoor record to 18+. Uses the rotational technique which despite now being dominant among the men is quite rare in the women's elite. 16

17 LENA Christina GAVELIN Pronounciation LEH-nah Gah-veh-LEEN 26 February 1974 (Anundsjö) Residence Frösön Occupation Health/fitness consultant Height/Weight 179 cm / 58 kg Mellansels IF (-'98), BIF Jamtrennarna ('99-'02), Trångsvikens IF ('03-) Coach/Advisor Mikael Andersson s Marathon Personal best 2:30:39 Saint Denis, FRA best 2:38:22 Zürich, SUI Progression 5000m 10000m Marathon Halfmarathon :19: :14: :07.2m 34: :31:58 1:13: :33:41 1:13: : : :30:39 1:14: :53.4m 34: :13: :06.1m 34: :39:29 1:14: : :38:44 1:15: : :37:11 1:17: :38:22 1:16:36 Major competitions 2003 World Ch 16 (marathon) 2006 European Ch 20 (marathon) Internat. matches Outdoors: 6 National titles Outdoors (10000m): '03, '04, '05 (halfmarathon): '01, '04 (marathon): '02 PB other events 3000m 9:57.4m Lappeenranta, FIN m 16:32.61 Lappeenranta, FIN m 34:04.34 Norrtälje Halfmar 1:13:03 Göteborg Note: Originally a cross country skier who did some road racing during off-season (i.e. the summer). Changed priority to running in '00 but progress has been slowed by injuries (e.g. missed '02 European Championships due to stress fracture). Ran first ever track race on 2 September '01 (10000m in traditional match vs Finland). In '09 won the Swiss Alpine Ultra Race (78.5 km, altitude spread 2.3 km). Website: 17

18 18 SWEDISH TEAM MEDIA GUIDE. European Championships in Athletics Barcelona EMMA Anna-Maria GREEN Pronounciation EMM-ah GREH-n 8 December 1984 (Bergsjön, Göteborg) Residence Göteborg Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 180 cm / 62 kg IF Rigor (), Ullevi FK ('98-'02), Örgryte IS ('03-) Coach Yannick Tregaro High Jump Personal bests 1.98 Sollentuna i Malmö Progression HJ 100m 200m i 27.52i i 12.70/12.47w 26.26/26.02i i i w w i i Major competitions 2001 European Youth Olympics World Junior Ch European Junior Ch European Indoor Ch 8 European U23 Ch 2 World Ch World Indoor Ch qual European Cup/Super L 5 (200m!) European Ch 11 5 (4x100m!) 2007 European Indoor Ch qual World Ch =7 World Athletics Final World Indoor Ch qual Olympic G World Ch = World Indoor Ch =5 Internat. matches Outdoors: 13 Indoors: 1 National titles Outdoors (HJ): '05, '07, '08, '09 (LJ): '05 Indoors (HJ): '01, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '10 PB other events 60m i 7.42 Göteborg m Doha, QAT m Málaga, ESP LJ 6.41 Helsingborg TJ Vaasa, FIN w Sävedalen i Sätra Athletics in family Mother Maria (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: First year in athletics at age 14 did 1.71 in HJ and at 200m. Just like Kajsa Bergqvist and Carolina Klüft began international career by winning the HJ at the European Youth Olympics. After Helsinki bronze displayed great versatility by successfully venturing into also sprinting (7.42i/11.58/23.02) and horizontal jumping (6.41/13.69i). However, from '07 onwards back to concentrating on the HJ.

19 EMMA GREEN, High Jump

20 Pronounciation MOO-ah YELL-mehrr 19 June 1990 (Vantör) Residence Sköndal Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 172 cm / 60 kg Spårvägens FK Coach Roland Bergman 4x100m Personal bests Huddinge bests Sollentuna MOA Elin Marianne HJELMER Progression 100m 200m 400m 60m i w? /12.77w 25.67/25.60i i i /12.13w? i i i 7.84i Major competitions 2007 World Youth Ch semi (200m) 2008 World Junior Ch semi (400m) 2009 European Junior Ch 3 (400m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 3 National titles Indoors (200m): '09 (400m): '10 PB other events 60m i 7.82 Sätra m Gävle m Sollentuna m 2:21.48 Sollentuna mH Stockholm HJ LJ 5.11 Göteborg i 5.35 Sätra

21 Pronounciation YONN-ie YAH-koh 24 February 1986 (Risinge) Residence Linköping Occupation Manufacturer employee (part time) Height/Weight 180 cm / 67 kg s Finspångs AIK, GoIF Tjalve ('02-) Coach Timo Mikkola & Oscar Gidewall 800m Personal best 1:47.36 Karlstad JONI Juhani JAAKO Progression 800m 400m : :55.50i : : : /48.56i Major competitions 2003 European Youth Olympics 5 (400m) 2 (4x100m) 2005 European Junior Ch 7 (400m) heat (4x400m) 2006 World Indoor Ch 4 (4x400m) European Ch heat (4x400m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 5 National titles Outdoors: '08 PB other events 60m i 7.15 Sätra m Stockholm m Söderhamn m Kaunas, LTU Athletics in family Father Timo Mikkola (b '46) 800m/1500m: 1:52.2m/3:51.8mi '72 Uncle Pentti Mikkola (b '64) 10000m: 31:59.5m '87 Note: After originally concentrating on the sprints (mainly 400m) switched to the 800m in '08 having immediate success by taking a surprise win at the National championships. 21

22 LARS Johan Markus JOHANSSON Pronounciation LAH-sh YU-hunn-sonn 10 November 1985 (Älmhult) Residence Älmhult Occupation Student Height/Weight 172 cm / 54 kg s Brittatorp TK (-'06), Enhörna IF ('07-) Coach/Advisor Hans Nilsson Marathon Personal best 2:17:33 Sevilla, ESP Progression Marathon Halfmar 10000m 5000m :13: :11:45 15: :10:32 30: :07:48 30: : :06:09 14: :20:08 1:04:54 30: : :26:22 1:06: :21:17 1:06:12 30: :17:33 1:06:48 Major competitions 2004 European Junior XC Ch European XC Ch 75 Internat. matches - National titles Outdoors (Halfmar): '09 PB other events 1500m 3:58.55 Sävedalen m 8:25.88 Göteborg m 14:38.14 Jönköping m 30:17.44 Malmö Halfmar 1:04:54 Den Haag, NED

23 Kerstin ULRIKA JOHANSSON Pronounciation Uhll-REE-kah YU-hunn-sonn 9 February 1975 (Alunda) Residence Stockholm Occupation Postman (full-time) Height/Weight 175 cm / 60 kg Alunda SK (- 96), Rånäs 4H ('97-) Coach/Advisor Bo Noaksson 3000m Steeplechase Personal best 9:38.88 Berlin, GER best 9:53.62 Oslo, NOR Progression 1500m 800m 3000m 3000mSt :36.6m : : : : : :29.7m : : : : : : : : : : :19.50i 2:09.77i 9:55.0mi : : :33.57i 10: : :19.92i 2: :40.86i : : : :17.79i 2:12.57i 9: : : :11.04i 9: : : :16.13i 2: :36.93i 10: : : : : : :15.56i 2: :21.72i 9: : :11.52i 9:05.2mi 9:53.63 Major competitions 2009 European Indoor Ch heat (1500m) World Ch heat (3000mSt) European XC Ch World Indoor Ch heat (1500m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 14 Indoors: 2 National titles Outdoors (1500m): '06, '08 (3000mSt): '08, '09 (4 km XC): '09 (8 km XC): '09 Indoors (1500m): '02, '08, '09 (3000m): '06, '07, '08, '09 PB other events 400m Stockholm m 2:07.48 Stockholm m 4:15.77 Heusden-Zolder, BEL i 4:11.52 Stockholm m 9:22.03 Oslo, NOR i 9:05.2m Birmingham, GBR miles i 9:48.85 Birmingham, GBR m 16:17.49 Malmö Note: Soccer player recruited to athletics at age 20 to fill out a relay team for a local club. Has remained in the sport since then while the original members of that team left the sport within a couple of years. Despite competing for fifteen years has set new PB's at all distances in last two years. Winter of '10 ran four races (3 x 3000m, 1 x 1500m) pre-doha setting PB's on all four occasions. University degree in archaeology. 23

24 Bernt Göran MATTIAS JONS Pronounciation Mah-TEE-uss YOONNS 19 November 1982 (Hudiksvall) Residence Falun Occupation Coach (part-time) Height/Weight 182 cm / 107 cm s Järvsö IF (-'02), Hässelby SK ('03-) US universities Central Arizona College ('02-'03), Boise State University ('04-'05) Coach Arto Rinta-Aho Hammer Throw Personal best Järvsö Progression 7.26 kg 6.25 kg 5.5kg 4.0 kg Major competitions - Internat. matches Outdoors: 10 National titles Outdoors: '07, '08, '09 Indoors (WT): '08, '10 PB other events SP Bottnaryd DT Boise, ID JT Honolulu, HI WT (35 lb) i Seattle, WA Note: Runner-up in US Collegiate (NCAA) championships in '05. 24

25 Pronounciation EBB-ah YUHNG-mahrk 10 March 1987 (Onsala) Residence Onsala Occupation Office clerk Height/Weight 179 cm / 57 kg Mölndals AIK US university Washington State University ('08) Coach Emil Predan High Jump Personal best 1.92 Kil best 1.90 Bühl, GER EBBA Anna JUNGMARK Progression HJ TJ /11.32w i 11.99/12.15w 12.15i i i Major competitions 2003 European Youth Olympics World Junior Ch European U23 Ch 3 World Ch qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 3 National titles - PB other events 60m i 8.29 Göteborg m i Göteborg m 2: i 2:37.32 Västerås mH i 9.35 Västerås mH Helsingborg LJ 5.19 Gävle i 5.59 Västerås TJ Göteborg w Västerås i Bollnäs SP i 9.10 Västerås JT Gävle Pen i Västerås Note: '08 NCAA (US Collegiate) champion indoors.

26 TOM Daniel KLING BAPTISTE Pronounciation TOM KLING Bapp-TIST 29 August 1990 (Salem) Residence Södertälje Occupation Student Height/Weight 170 cm / 64 kg IFK Tumba ('06), Huddinge AIS ('07-) Coach Mikael Wirstedt 100m Personal bests Jönköping w Jönköping Progression 100m 200m 60m i /10.84w 22.14/21.65w 7.19i /10.66w i i /10.30w i Major competitions 2009 European Junior Ch semi (100m) 8 (4x100m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 1 National titles - PB other events 60m i 6.72 Malmö m Eskilstuna Note: Originally soccer player who didn't seriously pursue athletics until age 16. Mother Linda was a 1st division soccer player in the mid-'80s. 26

27 CAROLINA Evelyn KLÜFT Pronounciaton Cahrr-oh-LEE-nah KLEUFFT 2 February 1983 (Sandhult) Residence Karlskrona Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 178 cm / 65 kg IFK Växjö Coach Agne Bergvall Long Jump Personal bests 6.97 Tallinn, EST Karlstad bests 6.42 Helsingborg Jönköping Progression LJ TJ Hep Pen i HJ 100m z z z z/5.60wz 11.51/11.69w 1.69/1.70i i i /6.33w /11.85w /6.59w i i /6.92w i /14.17w i i - /11.61w Major competitions 1999 European Youth Olympics 1 (HJ) 2005 European Indoor Ch 1 (Pen) 2 (4x100m) European U23 Ch 1 (LJ) 2000 World Junior Ch 1 (Hep) World Ch 1 (Hep) 2001 European Junior Ch 1 (Hep) heat (4x100m) 2002 European Indoor Ch 3 (Pen) 2006 European Cup/Super L1 (Hep) World Junior Ch 1 (Hep) European Ch 1 (Hep) European Ch 1 (Hep) 6 (LJ) 2003 World Indoor Ch 1 (Pen) 5 (4x100m) European U23 Ch 1 (LJ) 2007 European Indoor Ch 1 (Pen) World Ch 1 (Hep) World Ch 1 (Hep) heat (4x100m) 2008 Olympic G 9 (LJ) 2004 World Indoor Ch 3 (LJ) qual (TJ) Olympic G 1 (Hep) 10 (LJ) Internat. matches Outdoors: 18 National titles Outdoors (Hep): '01 (100m): '03, '04 (200m): '05 (HJ): '04 (LJ): '01, '02, '06, '08 Indoors (LJ): '02, '03, '04 PB other events 60m i 7.40 Malmö m Karlstad m Saint Denis, FRA m Gävle i Birmingham, GBR relay Stockholm m 2:08.89 Helsinki, FIN mH i 8.19 Birmingham, GBR mH Götzis, AUT Osaka, JPN mH Helsingborg

28 PB other events HJ 1.95 Osaka, JPN PV 3.16 Stockholm TP Växjö **NR** SP Götzis, AUT DT Växjö JT Götzis, AUT Pen i Madrid, ESP **NIR** Hep Osaka, JPN **AR** Athletics in family 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: '02 Sister Olivia (b '92) LJ/TJ: 5.29 '08/11.99 '09 Husband Patrik (Kristiansson, b 77) PV: 5.85 '02 (3rd WCh '03, 2nd WJCh '96). Note: When in '02 retaining World Junior title improved a WJR that had stood since the year of her birth. In first 17 major international championships/games struck gold 15 times and bronze twice. At 22 the youngest ever to get the grand-slam of championships: OG, WCh, WICh, ECh, EICh. In Athens '04 her 517 points advantage on 2nd place was larger than the gap between 2nd and 25th! EAA female European Athlete of the year" in '03 and '06. In '07 the only athlete to defeat World Champion Tatyana Lebedeva in the LJ (at Lausanne Super Grand Prix). In first competitive TJ as a senior in the match vfin '04 did with right foot take-off and with left foot takeoff! On 19 March '08 announced giving "need for a new challenge" as reason decision to quit the Heptathlon (after six years as undisputed No 1!) to instead concentrate on the LJ and TJ. Thus stopped winning streak in heptathlon at 19 (with average winning margin of 333 points)! Had a tibia stress fracture in late '08 and in June '09 suffered severe hamstring pull that demanded operation. Returned to competition on 19 May '10 then had a calf muscle injury on 12 June and made new comeback on 11 July. 28

29 CAROLINA KLÜFT, Long Jump

30 Nils OSKAR KÄCK Pronounciation OSS-cahrr CHECK 17 June 1982 (Skövde) Residence Göteborg Occupation Salesman (full time) Height/Weight 187 cm / 64 kg IFK Skövde (- 02), IF Hagen ('03-'08), Hälle IF ('09-) US University University of Texas at Arlington ('02) Coach/Advisor Ulf Friberg 5000m Personal best 13:45.58 Sollentuna Progression 5000m 10000m 3000m 3000m i 1500m Halfmarathon : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :36.99i 3: : : :23.49i 3:51.9m : : :07.51i 3: : : : :06.83i 3: : : : : : : : :12.03i : : : : :07: : : : :55.89i 3: : : : :13.68i 3:52.11i 1:04:20 Major competitions 2003 European XC Ch European XC Ch European XC Ch European Indoor Ch heat (3000m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 7 National titles: Outdoors (5000m): '06 (10000m): '05 PB other events 800m 1:55.08 Karlstad m 3:45.74 Göteborg m i 5:17.76 Stockholm mile i 4:18.24 Norman, OK m 8:04.80 Rehlingen, GER i 7:55.89 Stockholm m 29:06.22 Oslo, NOR Halfmar 1:04:20 Venlo, NED Note: In first ever 10000m race won the '05 Swedish championships in 29:41, one week later won the event in the prestigeous match vs Finland in 29:08. 30

31 SOFIA Kristina LARSSON Pronounciation So-FEE-ah LAH-shonn 22 July 1988 (Säffle) Residence Karlstad Occupation Student Height/Weight 174 cm / 82 kg Säffle FIK (-'05), IF Göta ('06-) Coach Anton Leion Discus Throw Personal best Göteborg best Helsingborg Progression Major competitions 2007 European Junior Ch qual 2009 European U23 Ch World Ch qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 3 National titles - PB other events 60mH i 9.26 Karlstad mH Västerås HJ 1.55 Säffle i 1.55 Karlstad LJ 4.90 Karlskoga i 5.05 Karlstad SP Karlstad HT Karlstad JT Karlstad Note: Started out in athletics focussing on combined events and hurdles, then switched to the javelin before at age 19 finally discovering the discus as her event. 31

32 Presenting Swedish Athletics The mission of the Swedish Athletic Association, commonly called Swedish Athletics, is to promote, develop and administer athletics. The role of the Association is to represent athletics in Sweden while, at the same time, be responsible for international and national competitions, along with the participation of the National Team in World and European Championships and international competitions for youths, juniors and seniors, among others. Formed in 1895, the Swedish Athletic Association is one of the biggest sports associations in Sweden. Today, it has approx. 350,000 members, organized in around 1,000 clubs divided into 23 districts. In addition to this, there are a half a million people, the majority of whom are not connected to an association, participating every year in competitions on main roads and cross-country. In addition to this, there are more than a million run who for exercise without taking part in any competition at all. The basis of all these activities is run by non-profit managers in clubs. Athletics is a sport that requires a lot of managers, trainers and instructors. Training courses for these people are arranged by nine Development Centres. On the central level, there are the Athletics Association Council and the Association Secretariat that carry out what has been decided on at the annual Association Meeting. Vision That athletics will be one of the country s most attractive sports, having strong support from a broad range of the population. Our sport is to be a forerunner, when it comes to offering all the participants in our activities an enjoyable, stimulating personal development, physically, psychologically, socially and culturally. That athletics will stand for a positive lifestyle, where both top-level and broad activities provide the power of attraction and inspiration for young and old, women and men alike, irrespective of their ethnic or social background. Concept for activities That athletics will provide people with the opportunity of being able to participate as athletes, managers, officials, trainers or simply as parents of athletes for all those that want. This is to take place through comprehensive national Association activities, developed and adapted to the demands of the times for meaningful leisure time activities and carried out in inspiring, practical environments. 32

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34 MUSTAFA Hassan MOHAMED Pronounciation Mu-STAFF-ah Mu-HAMM-ed 1 March 1979 (Mogadishu, SOM) Residence Göteborg Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 172 cm / 53 kg Hälle IF Coach/Advisor Ulf Friberg 3000m Steeplechase Personal best 8:05.75 Heusden-Zolder, BEL **NR** 2010 best 8:22.98 Saint Denis, FRA Progression 3000mSt 10000m 5000m 3000m Halfmarathon : : : : : : : : : : : :15.34i 1:06: : : : : : : :24 1:05: : : : : :03: : : : :03: : : :04: : : : : :39.71i 7: : : : : : : : : :54.05i : Major competitions 1997 European Junior Ch 2 (10000m) European Junior XC Ch World Junior XC Ch 54 World Junior Ch 8 (3000mSt) European Junior XC Ch European U23 Ch 5 (10000m) 2000 European XC Ch European U23 Ch 8 (10000m) 2002 European XC Ch World Ch heat (3000mSt) European XC Ch European Cup/Super League 4 (3000mSt) Olympic G 13 (3000mSt) European XC Ch World Ch 10 (3000mSt) European XC Ch European Ch 4 (3000mSt) European XC Ch World XC Ch 28 World Ch 4 (3000mSt) World Athletics Final 7 (3000mSt) European XC Ch Olympic G 10 (3000mSt) World Athletics Final 6 (3000mSt) European XC Ch World Ch 14 (3000mst) Internat. matches Outdoors: 14 National titles: Outdoors (3000mSt): '02, '03, '06, '08 (5000m): '04, '05, '07 (4 km XC): '05, '09 (12 km XC): '04, '05, '07, '08, '09, '10 Indoors (3000m): '06 PB other events 800m 1:57.90 Stockholm m 3:44.01 Nijmegen, NED

35 PB other events 1 mile 4:00.02 Malmö m 7:59.40 Kungälv i 7:54.05 Stockholm m 13:32.08 Kassel, GER i 13:39.71 Stockholm **NIR** 10000m 28:49.14 Turku, FIN km road 28:12 Manchester, GBR **NR** Halfmar 1:03:35 Göteborg Marathon 2:32:00 Sevilla, ESP mSt 5:37.00 Karlskrona Athletics in family Brother Ahmed (b '76) 3000mSt/1500m: 8:46.71/3:47.88 '99 Wife Hanna (Karlsson, b '79) 1500m: 4:15.25 '01 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. With 8:05.75 in '07 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 Confirmed new level with 8:07.83 ten days later. Since '04 has been in six straight Steeplechase finals: Two OG's, three WCh's and one ECh. In '07 WCh just missed the podium. On the podium for three straight European Cross Country Championships '06-'08. Website: mustafamohamed.com/

36 HELENE Eva Marie NORDQUIST Pronounciation Heh-LEHN NOORD-kvisst 30 December 1980 Residence Fruängen (Stockholm) Occupation Civil engineer (full time) Height/Weight 174 cm / 65 kg Södertälje IF ('95-'99), Täby IS ('00-) Coach Richard Edman 400m Personal best Leiden, NED Progression 400m 100m 200m 60m i /12.37w 25.64/25.51w /12.25w i /54.43i w/24.59i 7.92i /24.81i 7.93i /12.35w i /12.30w i w/24.59i 7.93i /25.27w /12.33w /56.90i w/25.22i 8.12i Major competitions - Internat. matches Outdoors: 3 Indoors: 2 National titles Outdoors (400m): '08 PB other events 60m i 7.92 Sätra m Enskede m Sollentuna m Lerum Note: First sport basketball but was at age 14 (in '95) with just a couple of weeks remaining to the Swedish Youth championships recruited by a local club to be the fourth member of their 4x100m team. With very little practice and just two previous races the team got the silver medals and surpassed the previous U17 national record. While the original three members of that team quit the sport within a few years the last minute record stayed on and now at age 29 has suddenly lowered 400m PB by a second. 36

37 Erik PHILIP Gösta NOSSMY Pronounciation FEE-lipp NOSS-mee 6 December 1982 (Malmö) Residence Malmö Occupation Student (Sports management) Height/Weight 189 cm / 87 kg Malmö AI Coach Self-coached 110m Hurdles Personal best Bydgoszcz, POL best Sävedalen Sollentuna Progression 110mH 60mH 100m 200m i i i i i i i i i - - Major competitions 1999 European Youth Olympics 1 (110mH) final (dq) (4x100m) 2000 World Junior Ch 5 (110mH) 2001 European Junior Ch 1 (110mH) 4 (4x100m) 2002 European Ch heat (inj) (110mH) 2003 European U23 Ch 2 (110mH) 4 (4x100m) World Ch semi (110mH) 2005 European Indoor Ch 4 (60mH) 2010 World Indoor Ch semi (60mH) Internat. matches Outdoors: 8 Indoors: 1 National titles Outdoors: '09 Indoors: '06, '10 PB other events 60m i 6.78 Malmö m Stockholm Göteborg w Göteborg m Malmö m Falun m 2:13.10 Karlshamn m 4:53.39 Falun m 6:25.10 Karlshamn mH i 6.78 Stuttgart, GER mH i 7.63 Göteborg i 7.63 Madrid, ESP mH Helsingborg HJ 1.96 Trelleborg PV 4.35 Kalmar i 4.35 Eskilstuna LJ 7.02 Västerås i 7.21 Sätra SP Malmö DT Malmö HT Malmö JT Malmö Note:14.79 at age 16 in first ever race over senior hurdles, next year ran 13.63! In prestigeous match vs Finland in '04 handed Robert Kronberg his first loss to a fellow Swedish hurdler in seven years. In '09 stopped Kronberg's national outdoor titles streak at 12! After success as junior had progress halted by a sequence of injuries. No hurdles race for almost three years (between 21 June '06 and 14 June '09). 37

38 38 SWEDISH TEAM MEDIA GUIDE. European Championships in Athletics Barcelona John CHRISTIAN Bert OLSSON Pronounciation CHRISS-tee-unn OOLL-sonn 25 January 1980 (Göteborg) Residence Monaco, MON Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 192 cm / 79 kg Örgryte IS Coach/Advisor Yannick Tregaro Triple Jump Personal bests Athina, GRE **NR** 17.92w Gateshead, GBR i Budapest, HUN bests Budapest, HUN w Randall s Island, NY i Birmingham, GBR Progression* TJ HJ i z i z i z 11.58zw 11.66zi i w i w i i i i w 2.28& i w 17.32i (z = measured from take-off point) Major competitions 1999 European Junior Ch World Indoor Ch 1 1 (HJ) World Ch European Indoor Ch qual World Athletics Final 1 European Cup/Super L World Indoor Ch 1 Olympic G qual Olympic G European U23 Ch 1 World Athletics Final 1 World Ch European Ch European Indoor Ch World Indoor Ch 4 European Ch 1 IAAF Grand Prix Final 1 World Cup 3 Internat. matches Outdoors: 17 Indoors: 3 National titles Outdoors (TJ): '00, '01, '03, '09 (LJ): '06 Indoors (TJ): '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 PB other events 60m i 7.19 Sätra m 10.9m Gold Coast, AUS m w Kil m i 2:25.4m mH Göteborg HJ 2.24 Göteborg & 2.28 Båstad i 2.28 Göteborg in street clothes 1.95 Göteborg

39 PB other events PV 4.04 Göteborg LJ 7.71 Feldkirch, AUT JT Göteborg 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. 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 99 out of 104 meets (including a streak of 58 meets). Adding five qualification rounds he has 105 competitions at 17+! Achieved the "Grand Slam" of championships (OG, WCh, WICh, ECh, EICh) in '02-'04. 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 in first attempt in comeback meet and in less than a month had reached In all his eight international championship qualifying rounds from '01 WCh onwards achieved the pre-set standard for the final on his very first attempt. Persistent hamstring problems ruined most of the last three years. Since 13 July '07 only one outdoor meet in '08, three in '09 and three indoors in '10. Resides in Monaco since autumn of '02. Undisputed No 1 in the EAA voting for male European Athlete of (* Very early marks in progression above courtesy of Per Crona.)

40 HANNA-MIA Beatrice PERSSON Pronounciation HUNN-ah MEE-ah PAIR-shonn 11 February 1978 (Kalmar) Residence Göteborg Occupation Receptionist (part time) Height/Weight 178 cm / 60 kg Kalmar SK (-'05), FI Kalmarsund ('05), Örgryte IS ('06-'08), IFK Växjö ('09), Örgryte IS ('10-) Coach Pekka Dahlhöjd & Thomas Kyöttilä Pole Vault Personal bests 4.40 Göteborg i Göteborg **NIR** 4.40i Birmingham, GBR **NIR** 2010 best 4.30 Karlskrona Progression i i i i Major competitions 2001 World Ch qual 2002 European Indoor Ch qual European Ch qual 2004 World Indoor Ch qual (12) 2005 European Indoor Ch qual 2006 World Indoor Ch qual European Ch qual 2007 European Indoor Ch qual World Ch qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 14 Indoors: 1 National titles Outdoors: '99, '05, '07 Indoors: '01, '04, '07 PB other events 100mH Värnamo mH Jönköping HJ 1.73 Göteborg LJ 5.27 Vellinge w 5.47 Vellinge TJ Kalmar Hep Oskarshamn 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

41 SOFIE Carolin PERSSON Pronounciation Soh-FEE PAIR-shonn 16 January 1987 (Helsingborg) Residence Helsingborg & Oxford, MS Occupation Student Height/Weight 168 cm / 56 kg IFK Helsingborg (-'10), Hammarby IF ('10-) US university University of Mississippi ('08-) Coach/Advisor Kenth Olsson 400m Hurdles Personal best Greensboro, NC Progression 400mH 400m 800m 200m :37.8mi i /24.57w /56.15i :07.68/2:05.38j :04.64i Major competitions 2005 European Junior Ch semi (400m) 6 (4x400m) 2006 World Junior Ch semi (400m) 2007 European U23 Ch 6 (4x400m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 1 National titles: - PB other events 60m i 7.91 Malmö m Göteborg w? Halmstad w Lerum m Helsingborg m Baton Rouge, LA m i 1:30.93 Fayetteville, AR m 2:07.68 Baton Rouge, LA i 2:04.64 Fayetteville, AR m 5:14.70 Karlskrona mH Helsingborg mH Greensboro, NC Längd z 5.11 Helsingborg Athletics in family Sister Frida (b '89) 400mH: '08. Note: 7th at 800m at the '10 US Collegiate (NCAA) indoors championships. 41

42 ERIK Wilhelm PETERSSON Pronounciation EH-rick PEH-terr-sonn 17 February 1980 (Göteborg) Residence Göteborg Occupation Economist (part time) Height/Weight 183 cm / 69 kg s Solvikingarna (-'95), Mölndals AIK ('96-) US University University of Texas at Arlington ('01-'04) Coach/Advisor Mats Erixon Marathon Personal best 2:23:46 Stockholm Progression Marathon Halfmar 10000m 5000m : : :10:18 30: : : : : :48.05i : : : : : : : :07:01 30: : :06:56 31:01.1m 14: :36:26 1:05: :23:46 1:04:22 Major competitions 1998 European Junior XC Ch European Junior Ch 13 (10000m) 1999 European Junior XC Ch 86 Internat. matches - National titles: Outdoors (Halfmar): '09 PB other events 800m 2:00.09 Göteborg m 3:54.97 Göteborg mile i 4:25.60 Norman, OK m 8:17.80 Norrtälje m 14:14.89 Chiba, JPN m 29:30.47 Göteborg Halfmar 1:04:22 Venlo, NED mSt 6:09.53 Lerum mSt 9:19.43 Arlington, TX Athletics in family Wife Kajsa (Haglund, b '81): 800m: 2:04.48 '08, 1500m: 4:12.99 '07 42

43 Pronounciation EMM-ah REE-nuss 15 October 1982 (Storfors) Residence Karlstad Occupation Accountant Height/Weight 168 cm / 58 kg Filipstads IF (-'00), IF Göta ('01-) Coach Steffen Fricke 4x100m Personal best Sundsvall best Karlstad EMMA Karolin RIENAS Progression 100m 200m 60m LJ i i i /12.20w i /11.97w i 5.59/5.67w i 5.63i /11.87w /5.35w i /11.84w 25.30w 7.46i /11.70w i 5.80/5.83i i i i i 5.72/5.90i i i - Major competitions 2000 World Junior Ch 3 (4x100m) 2002 European Ch heat (4x100m) 2005 World Ch heat (4x100m) 2006 European Ch heat (100m) final (4x100m ran in heat but not final) 2009 European Indoor Ch semi (60m) 2010 World Indoor Ch semi (60m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 12 Indoors: 1 National titles Outdoors (100m): '08 Indoors (60m): '06, '07 PB other events 60m i 7.32 Torino, ITA m Sundsvall m Sollentuna LJ 6.00 Göteborg Note: Teamed up with Susanna and Jenny Kallur on both the NJR (bronze at the '00 World Junior Championships) and the NR set in '05. 43

44 Pronounciation Gah-bree-ELL-ah SAH-muh-el-sonn 24 January 1987 (Visby) Residence Visby Occupation Student Height/Weight 173 cm / 56 kg F Gotländsk FI Coach Torbjörn Sköldefors Marathon Personal best 2:46:33 Stockholm GABRIELLA Maria Linnéa SAMUELSSON Progression Marathon Halfmar 5000m 10000m :35:39 19: :36: :24:42 18: : :18:13 17: : :46:33 16:26.66 Major competitions 2009 European U23 XC Ch 31 Internat. matches - National titles - PB other events 1500m 4:45.92 Sätra i 4:38.72 Stockholm m 9:54.90 Sollentuna i 9:44.88 Sätra m 16:26.66 Sollentuna m 36:39.18 Malmö Halfmar 1:18:13 Stockholm

45 JESSICA Eva Katarina SAMUELSSON Pronounciation YESS-ee-cah SAH-muh-el-sonn 14 March 1985 (Saltsjö-Boo) Residence Nacka Occupation Law student (part time) Height/Weight 176 cm / 65 kg Boo IF (-'01), Hässelby SK ('02-) Coach Dejan Mirkovic Heptathlon Personal best Götzis, AUT best - Progression Hep Pen i 400m 200m 100mH LJ 800m 400mH /25.37w? : i 24.75i 5.66i : /13.99w : /14.11w 6.01w 2: i : /13.84w : /6.23i 2:14.04i Major competitions 2003 European Junior Ch heat (400mH) 5 (4x400m) 2005 European U23 Ch 8 (Hep) 2006 European Cup/Super L 9 (Hep) 2007 European U23 Ch 13 (Hep) World Ch 29 (Hep) 2009 World University G 1 (Hep) World Ch 17 (Hep) Internat. matches Outdoors: 6 National titles Outdoors (Hep): '03, '05, '08 (LJ): '09 Indoors (Pen): '05, '06, '08, '09, '10 PB other events 60m i 7.64 Sätra m Sävedalen m Värnamo m Enskede m Sollentuna m 2:07.03 Beogard, SRB mH i 8.50 Bollnäs mH Karlstad w Malmö mH Västerås mH Norrtälje HJ 1.76 Beograd, SRB LJ 6.32 Västerås SP Sollentuna i Sätra JT Helsingborg Pen i Sätra Note: Sprinter/hurdler until '03, when focus began shifting towards combined events. In '08 surpassed the IAAF A-standard on three occasions but was still not selected for Beijing by the Swedish OC. 45

46 Louise CHARLOTTE Kristina SCHÖNBECK Pronounciation Sharr-LOTT SHEUN-beck 22 December 1984 (Lidingö) Residence Stockholm Occupation Office clerk (part-time) Height/Weight 169 cm / 50.5 kg IFK Lidingö US University University of Nevada at Reno ('07) Coach/Advisor Peter Lundqvist 1500m Personal bests 4:11.62 Budapest, HUN Progression 1500m 800m 400m : :59.24i 2: : : /56.06i : : : /56.20i :09.49i 58.59i : : : : : : : :03.23 Major competitions 2001 European Youth Olympics 8 (400m) 2003 European Junior Ch heat (800m) 2005 European U23 Ch heat (800m) 2009 World University G 6 (1500m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 6 National titles: Outdoors (800m): '09 (1500m): '09 PB other events 60m i 8.45 Sätra m Eskilstuna m Gävle m 2:03.23 Karlstad m 10:02.22 Leiria, POR mH Stockholm HJ 1.53 Enskede i 1.56 Sätra

47 ANNA Therése SÖDERBERG Pronounciation UNN-ah SEU-dehrr-bairj 11 June 1973 (Knista) Residence Göteborg Occupation Nurse (part time) Height/Weight 177 cm / 85 kg s Fjugesta IF (-'94), Ullevi FK ('95-) US university Northen Arizona University ('93-'97) Coach/Advisor Anders Axlid Discus Throw Personal best Aremark, NOR **NR** 2010 best Aremark, NOR Progression Major competitions 1992 World Junior Ch qual 1997 World Ch European Ch qual 1999 World University G 5 World Ch qual 2000 Olympic G qual 2002 European Ch qual 2003 World Ch Olympic G qual 2005 World Ch European Cup/Super L 5 European Ch 11 World Athletics Final World Ch qual World Athletics Final Olympic G qual World Athletics Final World Ch qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 30 Indoors: 2 National titles Outdoors (DT): '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09 (HT): '96, '97 Indoors (WT): '02, '03, '06 PB other events HJ 1.67 Phoenix, AZ SP Malmö HT Aremark, NOR WT (20 lb) i Flagstaff, AZ 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 but also as a youth and junior athlete all national titles for her age group! Her 17 straight senior titles is the greatest ever streak in any event in Sweden. First surpassed 60m on 17 May '97, current score of 60+ meets is 110. US Collegiate (NCAA) champion in '96. Despite always focussing on the DT was the inaugural NR-holder and national champion in the HT. 47

48 LINUS THÖRNBLAD, High Jump

49 Carl LINUS THÖRNBLAD Pronounciation LEE-nuss TURN-blahd 6 March 1985 (Lund) Residence Malmö Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 180 cm / 79 kg IFK Lund (-'06), Malmö AI ('07-) Coach Yannick Tregaro High Jump Personal bests 2.34 Göteborg i Göteborg bests 2.30 Randall s Island, NY Progression i i i i i i Major competitions 2001 World Youth Ch qual 2002 World Junior Ch qual 2003 European Junior Ch World Junior Ch 4 Olympic G qual 2005 European Indoor Ch qual European U23 Ch World Indoor Ch 3 European Ch 4 World Athletics Final European Indoor Ch 2 World Ch 15 World Athletics Final Olympic G qual World Athletics Final European Indoor Ch qual World Ch =5 Internat. matches Outdoors: 11 National titles Outdoors : - Indoors: '05, '09 PB other events 60m i 7.06 Lund m i Malmö JT Malmö Athletics in family Grandfather Karl-Gustaf (b '27) 800m: 1:54.2 '56. Note: Soccer player who at age 15 accidently discovered his HJ talent in school PE. In December '00 - two months after joining a club - 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 At Swedish Indoor Championships '07 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). Missed '10 indoor season after having in autumn having operated a hip injury. Score of meets in career stands at 43. Current leader of the men's HJ scoring in the '10 Samsung Diamond League series after winning 2 of first 4 meets (New York and Gateshead). 49

50 MICHEL Tresor Komesha TORNÉUS Pronounciation Mi-SHELL Tohr-NEH-uhss 26 maj 1986 (Botkyrka) Residence Tumba Occupation Community centre youth instructor (part-time) Height/Weight 184 cm / 70 kg IFK Tumba Coach Oscar Gidewall Long Jump Personal bests 8.11 Göteborg w Lapinlahti, FIN best 8.10 Genève, SUI Progression z 4.40zw (z = measured from take-off point) z z 4.79zw w w Major competitions 2005 European Junior Ch European U23 Ch European Indoor Ch qual World Ch qual 2010 World Indoor Ch qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 7 National titles Outdoors : '05, '07, '08, '09 Indoors: '08, '10 PB other events 60m i 7.00 Karlstad m Huddinge w Gavà, ESP m Sollentuna w Vallentuna m Enskede m Gävle m i 2:50.91 Karlskrona m 4:52.29 Gävle mH Gävle mH Kvarnsveden mH Leppävaara, FIN HJ 1.92 Gävle i 1.99 Karlskrona PV 2.96 Gävle i 3.26 Karlskrona TJ Gävle SP Norrköping DT Gävle JT Gävle Dec Gävle Athletics in family First cousin Ritchie (Moba, b 90): LJ: 6.72 '10, HJ: 1.87 '09. Note: On 27 June 2009 became the 3rd Swedish long jumper ever to surpass 8 metres in legal wind conditions when jumping Finished 2nd (and No 1 European) in the Diamond League meet in Gateshead on 10 July. Has surpassed 8m in four of seven meets this summer. 50

51 JOHAN Bernhard WALLERSTEIN Pronounciation YU-hunn VAHLL-ehrr-stine 12 October 1978 (Sjöbo) Residence Lund Occupation Self-employed Height/Weight 175 cm / 67 kg Hässleholms AIS ('93), Vittsjö GIK ('95-'04), Malmö AI ('05-'08), IFK Lund ('09-) Coach/Advisor Patrik Johansson 5000m Personal best 13:45.67 Sollentuna Progression 5000m 3000m 3000m i 1500m 800m : :13.1m 1: : : : : :57.1m 1: : : : :53.8m : :26.00i 3: : : : : : :10.59i 3: : : :54.43i 3: : : : :13.38i 3:54.52 Major competitions 2007 European XC Ch European XC Ch European Indoor Ch heat Internat. matches Outdoors: 5 National titles: Indoors (3000m): '10 PB other events 800m 1:53.49 Sävedalen m 3:45.37 Sollentuna m i 5:17.57 Stockholm m 8:03.85 Sopot, POL i 7:54.43 Stockholm m 30:55.2m Tyringe Note: Despite reasonable success as a youth did not pursue running seriously until age 25, when he immediately placed 5th at 1500m at the Swedish Championships. In '09 switched focus from 1500m towards longer distances. Coach Patrik Johansson 8-time national 1500m champion (between '92 and '03). 51

52 Pronounciation GAH-bree-ell Wah-LEEN 14 October 1981 Residence Södertälje Occupation Financial risk manager (part time) Height/Weight 193 cm / 94 kg Södertälje IF US university Boise State University ('04-'05) Coach Lasse Haka Javelin Throw Personal best Austin, TX best Karlstad Thorsten Olof GABRIEL WALLIN Progression Major competitions 2003 European U23 Ch qual 2004 European Cup/Super League World Ch qual 2007 World Ch qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 4 National titles Outdoors: - PB other events SP Södertälje DT Södertälje HT Södertälje Note: US Collegiate (NCAA) champion in '04 & '05. When winning in '04 improved PB from to in qualification and further to in the final. In the '09 edition of the prestigeous match vs Finland was leading going into the final round and only one of the three Finnish throwers managed to barely pass and grab the win. Due to persistent back problems forced to compete sparingly in the last five years. E.g. opened this season as late as 15 July. 52

53 NICKLAS Robert WIBERG Pronounciation NICK-luss VEE-bairj 16 April 1985 (Gustavsberg) Residence Färjestaden Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 193 cm / 83 kg FIK Färjestaden (-'04), FI Kalmarsund ('05-) Coach Kjell Andersson & Tomas Lindén Decathlon Personal best Berlin, GER best - Progression Dec HJ JT LJ 400m 800m 200m : / z 2: / z 2: / z 2: / z 2: / z 2: / z 2: / /5.49w 52.0m 2: / : / : /23.44w J /7.16w : w /2.05i /7.30i /7.30w /2.12i /7.59w/7.63i i Major competitions 2003 European Junior Ch World Junior Ch dnf 2006 European Ch World Ch 7 Internat. matches Outdoors: 6 National titles Indoors (Hep): '05, '07 (LJ): '09 PB other events 60m i 7.02 Bollnäs m Berlin, GER w Rakvere, EST m Eksjö m Göteborg m Rakvere, EST m 1:56.28 Stockholm m 2:38.19 Karlskrona m 4:14.38 Tampere, FIN m 6:22.43 Helsingborg mH i 8.10 Göteborg mH Jönköping mH Helsinki, FIN HJ 2.13 Århus, DEN Jyväskylä, FIN PV 4.50 Berlin, GER i 4.52 Sätra LJ 7.54 Karlstad w 7.59 Göteborg i 7.63 Bollnäs SP Berlin, GER DT Skruv HT Hässelby JT Berlin, GER Hept i Bollnäs Athletics in family 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.with strength in the JT and the 1500m surprised everybody coming from way back with two events remaining to grab '03 European Junior title. With his in '09 WCh surpassed Henrik Dagård's 15 years old NR by 3 points. Website: 53

54 JOHAN Lukas WISSMAN Pronounciation YU-hunn VISS-munn 2 November 1982 (Kvistofta, Helsingborg) Residence Nacka Occupation Athlete (part time economy student) Height/Weight 180 cm / 75 kg IFK Helsingborg Coach Kenth Olsson 200m & 400m Personal bests Stuttgart, GER w Helsinki, FIN Osaka, JPN bests Budapest, HUN Budapest, HUN Progression 400m 400m i 200m 200m i i i i w 21.79i i i i i i w 20.93i i i i i i w 20.91i i i Major competitions 1999 European Y Olympics 5 (400m) 2005 European Indoor Chsemi (200m) final (dq) (4x100m) World Ch quarter (200m) 2000 World Junior Ch quarter (200m) heat (4x400m) 2001 European Junior Ch 2 (400m) 2006 World Indoor Ch 4 (4x400m) 4 (4x100m) European Ch 2 (200m) 5 (4x400m) 2007 European Indoor Ch 4 (400m) World Ch heat (4x400m) World Ch 7 (400m) 2002 European Indoor Ch semi (200m) World Athletics Final 4 (200m) European Ch quarter (200m) 2008 World Indoor Ch 2 (400m) 2003 World Indoor Ch heat (200m) Olympic G 8 (400m) European U23 Ch 3 (200m) World Athletics Final 8 (400m) 4 (4x100m) 2009 European Indoor Ch 1 (400m) World Ch semi (200m) World Ch semi (400m) 2004 World Indoor Ch 2 (200m) European Cup/Super L 2 (200m) Olympic G quarter (200m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 19 Indoors: 3 National titles Outdoors (100m): '04 (200m): '01, '03, '04, '06, '07, '09 (400m): '02, '05 Indoors (200m): '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '09 PB other events 60m i 6.84 Göteborg m Helsingborg w Helsingborg m i Liévin, FRA **NIR** 300m Sollentuna i Liévin, FRA m i Torino, ITA m 2:03.00 Vellinge

55 PB other events 1500m 4:32.24 Borås mSt 11:12.75 Tranås mH Karlskrona LJ 6.81 Stockholm SP 9.48 Helsingborg DT Helsingborg HT Helsingborg JT Helsingborg Athletics in family Father Mats (Persson, b '49): 800m: 1:59.4m '66. Note: Winter of '04 ran the 200m in six meets, improved the NIR on four occasions and won all races but the last, the WICh final which he lost by In March '06 ran an unofficial European Indoor record for 300m in Liévin lowering Erwin Skamrahl's 20 years old mark of by 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 ECh 200m silver switched priorities and re-focused on the 1-lap event. In summer of '07 lowered PB by over one second and in Osaka WCh ran sub-45 in all three rounds. Had four individual silvers, one bronze and two 4th places from international championships before striking gold at '09 European Indoors. From '01 WCh to '09 WCh competed in every championship (Olympic, World and European) outdoors and indoors, i.e. did 17 straight championship starts before passing the '10 indoor season. Website:

56 ANNA Birgitta VON SCHENCK (formerly Isaksson) Pronounciation UNN-ah Fonn SHENN-k 25 July 1973 (Skärholmen, Stockholm) Residence Nacka Occupation Civil engineer (full time) Height/Weight 164 cm / 52 kg s Flemingsbergs SK ('02-'05), Hässelby SK ('06-) Coach/Advisor Pekka Anderman Marathon Personal best 2:37:06 Frankfurt, GER best 2:39:20 Rotterdam, NED Progression Marathon Halfmar 10000m 5000m :34: :21:42 1:27: :22: :51:22 1:19:55 36: :02.0m : :48:01 1:19:10 36: : :41:59 1:16:08 35: : :37:06 1:14:40 34: : :42:12 1:17:19 34: :18:18 35: :39:20 1:17:15 16:22.76 Major competitions - Internat. matches 2 National titles: - PB other events 3000m 9:54.55 Sollentuna m 16:22.76 Sollentuna m 34:44.13 Roskilde, DEN Halfmar 1:14:40 Remich, LUX Note: First sport tennis, ran first halfmarathon as a jogger at age 26. One son and two daughters born between Mar '03 and Mar '09. Thus combines her running with family and full time work. Only sporadically competes on the track, never run anything shorter than 5000m. Official name registered by the authorities Anna Birgitta Freifrau Schenck zu Schweinsberg but always uses Anna von Schenck. Website:

57 Olof KRISTOFFER ÖSTERLUND Pronounciation Chriss-TOFF-ehr EHSS-terr-luhnn-d 15 September 1973 (Överklinten) Residence Umeå Occupation Car manufactury worker (full time) Height/Weight 171 cm / 61 kg Umedalens IF (-'97), IFK Umeå ('00-) Coach Self-coached Marathon Personal best 2:20:06 London, GBR Progression Marathon Halfmar 5000m 10000m : : :11:55 15: :42:12 1:12: :31:32 15:49.9m 32: :34:33 33: :25:23 15: : :27:41 1:09:11 15: : :21:08 1:08:51 15: : :29:38 1:08:35 14: : :21:41 1:08:51 31: :33:01 1:07:06 15: : :20:06 1:08:45 Major competitions 2006 European Ch 33 Internat. matches - National titles: - PB other events 1500m i 4:07.60 Umeå m 8:36.02 Gävle m 14:46.99 Luleå m 31:03.18 Eskilstuna Halfmar 1:07:06 Vännäs Note: Has run his three fastest marathons in London: '10, '06 and '08.

58 Representing Svenska Gång- och Vandrarförbundet (Swedish Walking Association): Bo ANDREAS GUSTAFSSON Pronounciation Un-DREH-uss GUHSS-tough-sonn 10 August 1981 (Göteborg) Residence Göteborg Height/Weight 180 cm / 67 kg GK Steget US University Brigham Young University Coach/Advisor Bo Gustafsson s 50 km Walk Personal best 3:57:53 Berlin, GER best - Progression :00: :06: :57: Major competitions 2000 World Junior Ch 21 (10000mW) 2007 European Cup 26 World Ch dq 2008 World Cup dnf 2009 European Cup dnf World Ch World Cup 52 (20 kmw) National titles: Indoors (5000mW): '09 PB other events 5000mW 20:09.6 San Diego, CA mW 40:46.0 San Diego, CA kmw 1:27:30 Podébrady, CZE mW 2:17:23.5 Växjö 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: 3:43.41 '09. Brother Peter (b '86): 400m/800m: 50.20/1:53.00 '09 Note: Has resided in the US for most of his life. 58

59 Andreas Enrique ANATOLE Vera IBANEZ Pronounciation Ah-nah-TOLL Ee-BAH-ness 14 November 1985 Residence Uppsala Height/Weight 176 cm / 67 kg Eskilstuna FI Coach/Advisor Siw Karlström s 20 km Walk Personal best 1:23:30 Hobart, AUS :23:30 Podébrady, CZE Progression :52: :39: :34: :32: :29: :26: :28: :26: :23:30 Major competitions 2004 World Junior Ch 25 (10000mW) 2006 World Cup dnf 2007 European Cup 38 European U23 Ch dq 2008 World Cup European Cup dq 2010 World Cup 55 National titles: Outdoors (10000mW): '06, '09 (20kmW): '08, '09 Indoors (5000mW): '07, '08, '10 PB other events 5000mW 20:12.6 Canberra, AUS mW 42:22.1 Helsinki, FIN mW 1:51:14.7 Växjö mW 2:14:03.5 Växjö kmw 41:34 Podébrady, CZE mSt 11:55.11 Enskede Athletics in family Father Enrique (Vera, b '54): 50kmW 3:43:59 '79 (silver World Ch '76) Mother Siw (Gustavsson-Ibanez-Karlström, b '57): 5 kmw 22:04 '83, 10 kmw 46:19 '86 (bronze European Ch '86). Brother Perseus (Karlström, b '90): 10 kmw 42:55.34 '09 (9th European Junior Ch '09), 20 kmw 1:25:32 '10. 59

60 STEFAN OLSSON, Team Manager

61 Invitation to Stockholm and Sweden in 2011 Sweden and Stockholm are looking forward to welcoming other European athletes to the Stockholm Stadium in June 2011 to the European Team Championships Super League. Each summer, DN Galan fills the Stockholm Stadium with spectators, who are usually treated to athletics that are a little out of the ordinary. Next year, competitors in the European Team Championships and the public will experience this special arena, which is filled with history. It s very important for Sweden to have the opportunity of organising international competitions and championships. They present major goals for our athletes to achieve and give spectators the possibility of watching top class athletics at close quarters, says Stefan Olsson, the Swedish National Team Manager. This year, Sweden competed in the second division First League. It came second there, qualifying itself for the highest division Super League, which is being organised in Stockholm in Stefan continues, We re resolved to show that we belong in the highest division. The European Team Championships and the World Athletics Championships in South Korea will be the most important national team events next summer. Since the European Team Championships affect so many more than the World Championships, we re putting a lot of effort into competing in the best possible way on home ground at the Stockholm Stadium. Through the years, many world records have been made at the Stadium. The tradition of the arena harks back to 1912, when Sweden acted as host to the Summer Olympics that year. When the Stockholm Stadium was built for 1912, its purpose was to act as an arena for the core events in the Olympic Games, viz. athletics. Ever since then, the Stadium has been the natural competition arena for athletics in the capital city of Sweden. Every year, for almost a whole century, it has been the home not only of Swedish but also of the world s foremost athletes. These days, the Stockholm Stadium is host to two athletics events that are well known and appealing on a global level. They are DN Galan and the Stockholm Marathon. Now all the competitors and spectators at the European Team Championships Super League are going to enjoy yet another world class athletics event in this special arena. Finnkampen, is a prestigious international match between Finland and Sweden, which takes place every year. It is organised in Sweden every second year. In the last few years, it has been held at the Ullevi Arena in Göteborg. However, Finnkampen is going to be back at the Stockholm Stadium in

62 MICHEL TORNÉUS, Long Jump

63 Swedish Team Officials Head of Delegation: Lennart Karlberg Team Manager: Stefan Olsson, Team Management: Anders Rydén Gunilla Dahlén Peter Alterling Media: Fredrik Trahn, press chief, David Fridell, media assistant, Team Coaches: Kenth Olsson, sprint, hurdles Anders Axlid, throwing events Yannick Tregaro, high jump, triple jump Ulf Friberg, middle and long distance running Johan Wettergren, middle and long distance running Kent Claesson, middle and long distance running Lars Andersson, marathon Dejan Mirkovic, heptathlon Kjell Andersson, decathlon Oscar Gidewall, long jump Anton Leion, discus Steffen Fricke, sprint Lasse Hakka, javelin Siw Karlström, walking Thomas Kyöttilä, pole vault Agne Bergvall, long jump Personal coaches: Jesper Fritz, high jump Kurt Engman, shot put Conny Silfver, decathlon Tomas Lindén, decathlon Pekka Anderman, marathon Mikael Andersson, marathon Rickard Edman, sprint Mats Erixson, marathon Håkan Kyöttilä, hammer throw Peter Lundqvist, middle distance Linda-Marie Mårtensson, throwing events Emil Predan, high jump Leif Robertsson, heptahlon Torbjörn Sköldefors, marathon Mikael Wirsted, sprint Bengt Jönsson, high jump Timo Mikkanen, middle distance Anders Olsson, marathon Lech Nikitin, pole vault Bo Gustavsson, walking Birger Fält, walking Medical Team: Thomas Eriksson, team doctor Lena Haggren Råsberg, team doctor Jenny Jacobsson, physiotherapist Tommy Eriksson, physiotherapist Jonas Lindberg, physiotherapist Jimmy Palm, physiotherapist Henrik Wagner, masseur Rubin McRae, masseur Main sponsors of The Swedish National Athletic Team

64 Swedish Team Press Conferences Sunday July pm... Real Nautico de Barcelona Monday July pm... Real Maritim de Barcelona Tuesday July pm... Real Maritim de Barcelona Wednesday July pm... Hotel Arts Barcelona Thursday July pm... Hotel Arts Barcelona Real Nautico de Barcelona, Moll Espanya, S/N, Barcelona, Real Maritim de Barcelona Moll Espanya, S/N, Barcelona, Hotel Arts Barcelona, Marina 19-21, Barcelona, Note: The schedule is provisional and subject to change. Please check the latest information with Fredrik Trahn, Press Chief Swedish Team, , [email protected] Each athlete will do a press conference two days prior to their start. The press conferences will be held in Swedish and in English if necessary.