Johan Lukas Wissman (born 2 November 1982) is a Swedish athlete from Helsingborg, specializing in the 200 and 400 m. He is the current national record holder in both of these events.
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| Nationality |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1982 Helsingborg, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | IFK Helsingborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.44 s (2002) 200m: 20.30 s (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wissman won the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships in Athletics 2009 in Torino, Italy. This was Johan's first international gold medal at the time 45.89.
He finished second in 200 m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships 2004 and second in 400 m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 2008.
He also won the silver medal in the 200 m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.
He came in seventh place in 400 m in the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan and he finished 8th in the 2008 Olympic Summer Games.
At the 2010 European Athletics Championships he focused on the 200 m, after being marred by injuries for most of the season. Wissman made it to the semifinals, where he was 0.02 seconds from a spot in the final.[1]
Personal bests
edit- 100 m - 10.44 s (2002)
- 200 m - 20.30 s (national record for Sweden) (2007)
- 400 m - 44.56 s (national record for Sweden) (2007)
- 400 m, indoor - 45.89 (2009)
References
editExternal links
edit- Johan Wissman at World Athletics
- Wissman efter ännu en bragdinsats - Retrieved from Expressen
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johan Wissman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.
