Johan Wissman
Encyclopedia
Johan Lukas Wissman 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.
Wissman won the gold medal
at the European Indoor Championships in Athletics
2009 in Torino, Italy
. This was Johan's first and long awaited 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.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
athlete from Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, specializing in the 200
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
and 400 m
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
. He is the current national record holder in both of these events.
Wissman won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the European Indoor Championships in Athletics
2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 30th European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena which has a seating capacity of 6,600 people....
2009 in Torino, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. This was Johan's first and long awaited international gold medal at the time 45.89.
He finished second in 200 m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships
2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004...
2004 and second in 400 m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 2008
2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Luis Puig Palace in Valencia, Spain, March 7-9, 2008.-Bid:Valencia was announced the winning bidder by the IAAF on November 13, 2005 at an IAAF Council meeting in Moscow, Russia.-Men:...
.
He also won the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
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
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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.
Personal bests
- 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)
External links
- Official website (English version)
- Wissman efter ännu en bragdinsats - Retrieved from Expressen
- sports-reference