Rizak Dirshe is a Swedish

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....

 middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

 and the 1500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

. He represented the sports clubs Skellefteå AIK

Skellefteå AIK

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, Hälle IF and Malmö AI.

He finished ninth in the 1500 m at the 2006 European Championships

2006 European Championships in Athletics

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. He also competed at the European Championships in 1998

1998 European Championships in Athletics

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 and 2002

2002 European Championships in Athletics

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, the World Indoor Championships in 2001

2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships

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 and 2004

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...

 and then World Championships in 2003

2003 World Championships in Athletics

The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

 and 2005

2005 World Championships in Athletics

The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...

 without reaching the finals. He became Swedish 800 metres champion in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004.

His personal best time was 1:45.45 minutes, achieved in July 2003 in Cuxhaven. This is the Swedish record. In the 1500 metres he has 3:38.47 minutes from July 2006 in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, placing him seventh among Swedish 1500 m runners.