Emil Johansson (sprinter)

Emil Johansson

Personal information
Nationality	Sweden
Born	10 June 2002 (23 years, 130 days old) [1]
Home town	Bollstanäs, Upplands Väsby, Sweden [2] [3]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres 200 metres
Club	Turebergs FK [1] [4]
Achievements and titles
National finals	2017 Swedish U18s  • 4 × 100 m, 8th 2017 Swedish U16s  • 80 m, 1st  • High jump, 6th  • 300 m, 1st 2018 Swedish Indoor U17s  • 60 m, 2nd  • 400 m, 1st 2018 Swedish U18s  • Swedish relay, 6th 2018 Swedish U17s  • 100 m, 3rd  • 400 m, 1st  • 200 m, 3rd 2018 Swedish Champs  • 400 m, 8th 2019 Swedish Indoors  • 200 m, 2nd 2019 Swedish Indoor U18s  • 60 m, 2nd  • 400 m, 1st 2019 Swedish U18s  • Swedish relay, 6th  • 4 × 100 m, 3rd 2019 Swedish U18s  • 100 m, 2nd  • 200 m, 1st 2019 Swedish Champs  • 400 m, 3rd 2020 Swedish Indoors  • 400 m, 1st 2020 Swedish Indoor U20s  • 60 m, 3rd 2020 Swedish Champs  • 400 m, 2nd 2020 Swedish U20s  • 100 m, 2nd  • 400 m, 1st 2020 Swedish U23s  • 3 × 400 m, 1st 2020 Swedish Champs  • 4 × 400 m, 4th 2021 Swedish Indoors  • 200 m, 2nd  • 400 m, 2nd 2021 Swedish U20s  • Swedish relay, DNF  • 4 × 100 m, 4th 2021 Swedish Champs  • 4 × 400 m, 5th 2021 Swedish U20s  • 100 m, 2nd  • 400 m, 1st  • 200 m, 1st 2021 Swedish Champs  • 400 m, 2nd  • 200 m, 6th 2022 Swedish Champs  • 4 × 400 m, 5th 2022 Swedish Champs  • 400 m, 7th 2022 Swedish U23s  • 100 m, 3rd  • 200 m, 2nd 2023 Swedish Indoors  • 400 m, 2nd 2023 Swedish Indoor U23s  • 60 m, 4th  • 400 m, 1st 2023 Swedish Champs  • 400 m, 2nd  • 200 m, 3rd 2023 Swedish U23s  • 100 m, 2nd  • 200 m, 1st 2023 Swedish U23s  • 3 × 400 m, 1st 2023 Swedish Champs  • 4 × 400 m, 3rd
Personal bests	400 m: 46.43 (2023) 200 m: 21.13 (-0.9) (2023)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Sweden European Youth Olympic Festival 2019 Baku 400 m 2019 Baku 4 × 400 m relay Nordic Championships 2023 Copenhagen 4 × 100 m relay 2023 Copenhagen 4 × 400 m relay
Updated on 16 December 2023

Emil Johansson (born 10 June 2002) is a Swedish sprinter. He was the 2020 Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships winner in the 400 metres.

Biography

After achieving the fastest mark at the trials, ^[5] Johannson earned his first international medals at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival. He won a gold in the individual 400 metres, and a silver medal running the 300 metres leg of the Swedish medley relay. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2020, Johansson achieved his first national title by winning the 2020 Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships. Outdoors, he won the Finnkampen in a personal best of 46.95 seconds. ^[3]

In 2023, Johansson was a member of the Swedish record-breaking team in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay. The following week, he won the Swedish BAUHAUS-galan trials in the 400 metres. The time was a personal best of 46.69 seconds, his first time improvement in three years. ^[3]

Johannson is from Bollstanäs, Upplands Väsby and he competes for the Turebergs FK athletics club. ^[2]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Place	Competition	Venue	Date
400 metres	46.43		Swedish Athletics Championships	Söderhamn, Sweden	29 July 2023
200 metres	21.13 (-0.9 m/s)		Swedish Athletics Team Championships	Fredrikstad, Norway	8 July 2023

References

1. Emil Johansson at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
2. "Emil från Bollstanäs tävlar för landslaget" (in Swedish).
3. "Emil Johansson imponerade i regnet". 2 July 2023.
4. "Emil Johansson". Swedish Olympic Committee .
5. "Emil snabbast i försöken på 400" (in Swedish). 23 July 2019.
6. "Svenskt silver i svensk stafett" (in Swedish). 27 July 2019.
7. "Guld till Emil på 400 meter" (in Swedish). 25 July 2019.

External links

• Emil Johansson at World Athletics