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]
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| Birth name | Perseus Ibáñez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1990 Eskilstuna, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
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edit- ^ "Men's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Perseus Karlström.
- Perseus Karlström at World Athletics
- Perseus Karlström at Olympics.com
- Perseus Karlström at Olympedia
- Perseus Karlström at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Perseus Karlström at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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