Sweden at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics

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....

was represented by 41 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Spain

Spain

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, from 27 July to 1 August 2010.

Participants

Event	Men	Women
100 m	Tom Kling Baptiste	Lena Berntsson Lena Berntsson Lena Berntsson is a Swedish athlete who has competed internationally in both weightlifting and track and field...
200 m	Johan Wissman Johan Wissman 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....	Elin Backman
400 m	Johan Wissman Johan Wissman 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....	Helene Nordquist
800 m	Mattias Claesson Mattias Claesson Mattias Claesson is a Swedish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He finished fourth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, with teammates Joni Jaako, Johan Wissman and Andreas Mokdasi... Anton Asplund Joni Jaako Joni Jaako Joni Jaako is a Swedish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished fourth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, with teammates Johan Wissman, Andreas Mokdasi and Mattias Claesson....
1500 m	Rizak Dirshe Rizak Dirshe Rizak Dirshe is a Swedish middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres. He represented the sports clubs Skellefteå AIK, Hälle IF and Malmö AI....	Charlotte Schönbeck
5000 m	Oskar Käck Johan Wallerstein
3000 st.	Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa Hassan Mohamed is a Somali-Swedish long-distance runner who mainly competes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.-Biography:Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Mohamed moved to Sweden at the age of 11...	Ulrika Johansson
110 hurdles	Philip Nossmy Robert Kronberg Robert Kronberg Leif Robert Kronberg is a Swedish hurdler of Serbian descent.He finished 8th in the 110m hurdles final at the 2000 Olympics. He competed again in the 2004 Olympics, reaching the semi-finals. He has also been a regular competitor in the World Championships in Athletics, being present at every event...
100 hurdles		Susanna Kallur Susanna Kallur Susanna Elisabeth Kallur is a Swedish athlete competing mainly in sprint hurdles. She has won several international medals, including the gold medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships...
400 m hurdles		Sofie Persson
Marathon	Lars Johansson Lars Johansson Lars Johansson may refer to:* Lars Johansson , also known as Lucidor, Swedish baroque poet* Lars Johansson , member of the Riksdag* Lars Johansson , lead guitarist of Swedish doom metal band Candlemass... Erik Petersson Kristoffer Österlund Adil Bouafif	Isabellah Andersson Isabellah Andersson Isabellah Andersson is a Swedish - Kenyan distance runner. She resides in Vilshult in Sweden, and since May 2009 is a Swedish citizen. She competes for the club Hässelby SK.... Lena Gavelin Anna von Schenck Gabriella Samuelsson
High Jump	Linus Thörnblad Linus Thörnblad Linus Thörnblad is a Swedish athlete competing in high jump. He won the bronze medal at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Thörnblad started high jumping at age 16 jumping 2.06 m his first year. Two years later he jumped 2.30 m....	Emma Green Emma Green Emma Anna-Maria Green Tregaro is an athlete competing in high jump. She won a bronze medal in the event at the 2005 IAAF World Championships. She represented Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics... Ebba Jungmark Ebba Jungmark Ebba Anna Jungmark is a Swedish high jumper.She finished fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships, and competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final...
Pole Vault	Alhaji Jeng Alhaji Jeng Alhaji Jeng is a Swedish pole vaulter and actor.Jeng came to Sweden when he was just 3 months old, but retained his Gambian citizenship until he was 18 years old, when he applied for and was granted Swedish citizenship...	Hanna-Mia Persson
Long Jump	Michel Tornéus Michel Tornéus Michel Tresor Komesha Tornéus is a Swedish long jumper.He competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final....	Carolina Klüft Carolina Klüft Carolina Evelyn Klüft is a Swedish athlete competing in triple jump, long jump and formerly in heptathlon and pentathlon. She won the Olympic heptathlon title in 2004...
Triple Jump	Christian Olsson Christian Olsson Christian Olsson is a Swedish athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. He has won an Olympic gold medal, three gold and one silver medal in the World Championships and two gold medals in the European Championships...
Shot Put	Niklas Arrhenius Niklas Arrhenius Niklas Arrhenius is a competitor in the discus throw who won the Swedish competition in this event in 2004 and 2006. He was also Sweden's discus competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	Helena Engman Helena Engman Helena Sofia Engman is a Swedish shot putter.She finished sixth at the 2003 Summer Universiade and eighth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the finals...
Discus Throw	Niklas Arrhenius Niklas Arrhenius Niklas Arrhenius is a competitor in the discus throw who won the Swedish competition in this event in 2004 and 2006. He was also Sweden's discus competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	Anna Söderberg Anna Söderberg Anna Söderberg is a female discus thrower from Sweden. Her personal best throw of 64.54 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Aremark, is the Swedish record for the event. She has represented her country at the Olympic Games on three occasions – in 2000, 2004 and 2008... Sofia Larsson
Hammer Throw	Mattias Jons Mattias Jons Mattias Jons is a Swedish hammer thrower.-Achievements:-References:...	Tracey Andersson Tracey Andersson -Achievements:-References:...
Javelin Throw	Gabriel Wallin
Decathlon	Nicklas Wiberg Nicklas Wiberg Nicklas Robert Wiberg is a male decathlete from Sweden. He set his personal best score in the men's decathlon on August 20, 2009 in Berlin.-Achievements:-References:... Daniel Almgren
Hepathlon		Jessica Samuelsson Jessica Samuelsson Jessica Samuelsson is a Swedish heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:... Nadja Casadei
4x100 m relay		Lena Berntsson Lena Berntsson Lena Berntsson is a Swedish athlete who has competed internationally in both weightlifting and track and field... Emma Rienas Elin Backman Moa Hjelmer Moa Hjelmer Moa Hjelmer is a Swedish athlete on 200 metres and 400 metres. Hjelmer won a silver medal in the Junior European Championships in 2011 in Ostrava. She beat the Swedish record time on 400 metres on August 14, 2011....

Results

Men

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m	Tom Kling-Baptiste	10,64	6	-	-	-	29

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Hammer throw 2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw The men's hammer throw at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27 and 28 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:...	Mattias Jons Mattias Jons Mattias Jons is a Swedish hammer thrower.-Achievements:-References:...	74,56	8	NM	12/-

Women

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
400 m hurdles 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27, 28 and 30 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Summary:-Semifinal 1:...	Sofie Persson	57,23	7	-	-	-	21

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Shot put 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put The women's shot put at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:...	Helena Engman Helena Engman Helena Sofia Engman is a Swedish shot putter.She finished sixth at the 2003 Summer Universiade and eighth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the finals...	17,55	14	18,11	9

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Long jump 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump The women's long jump at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27 and 28 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:...	Carolina Klüft Carolina Klüft Carolina Evelyn Klüft is a Swedish athlete competing in triple jump, long jump and formerly in heptathlon and pentathlon. She won the Olympic heptathlon title in 2004...	6,61	12	6,33	11

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