Perseus Karlström

Perseus Karlström (born 2 May 1990) is a Swedish male racewalker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, but did not finish. He was bronze medallist at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Qatar 2019.[1]

Perseus Karlström
Karlström in 2019
Personal information
Birth namePerseus Ibáñez
NationalitySwedish
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Budapest20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place2019 Doha20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place2022 Eugene20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place2022 Eugene35 km walk
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Munich20 km walk

Born in Växjö, he is the son of international racewalker Siv Gustavsson. His brother, Ato Ibáñez, is also an international racewalker for Sweden.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Men's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Daegu 2011 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 22 February 2014.


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