Torbjörn Eriksson

Jan Torbjörn Eriksson (born 17 April 1971 in Grycksbo[1]) is a retired Swedish athlete who competed in the sprinting events.[2] He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in his native Sweden. In addition, he competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in 1993.

Torbjörn Eriksson
Personal information
Born (1971-04-17) 17 April 1971
Grycksbo, Sweden
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)200 metres
ClubFalu IK
Sundsvalls IF
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Sweden
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Stockholm 200m

In 2008, he started coaching Swedish hurdlers, sisters Jenny and Susanna Kallur.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Sweden
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 20th (sf) 200 m 21.74 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 14th (sf) 100 m 10.89
8th 200 m 21.92
6th 4 × 100 m relay 41.30
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 37th (h) 100 m 10.88 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
12th (sf) 200 m 21.26 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 16th (h) 200 m 21.40
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 14th (sf) 200 m 20.85
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 26th (qf) 200 m 21.07
8th 4 × 100 m relay 39.22
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.05
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th (sf) 200 m 21.06
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 43rd (h) 200 m 21.03
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 3rd 200 m 21.07
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 53rd (h) 100 m 10.49
28th (qf) 200 m 20.83
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 12th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 39.04
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th (sf) 200 m 21.00
6th 4 × 100 m relay 39.32
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 22nd (qf) 200 m 20.74

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Torbjörn Eriksson at World Athletics


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