Jonathan Grahn

This article is about the Swedish runner. For the Speedway racer, see Jonatan Grahn.

Jonathan Grahn

Personal information
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 20)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long-distance running, Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500m: 3:37.06 (2023) NU20R Mile: 3:57.03 (2024) 3000m: 7:43.38 (2023) NU20R 5000m: 13:29.38 (2025) 10000m: 29:05.49 (2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Sweden European U23 Championships 2025 Bergen 10,000 m European U20 Championships 2023 Jerusalem 3000m 2023 Jerusalem 5000m

Jonathan Grahn (born 30 December 2004) is a Swedish middle- and long-distance runner. He was Swedish national indoor champion over 3000 metres in 2024, having also won the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships over that distance. He was a silver medalist over 5000 metres at that championships and won a silver medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships over 10,000 metres. ^[1]

Career

From Mölndal, at the age of 17 years-old he set Swedish junior records over 3000 meters (8:02.8m), in Sollentuna, and 1500 metres in Göteborg, in February 2022, his time of 3:45.36, improving Olle Walleräng's previous Swedish junior record from 2004. ^{[2] [3]} He had a ninth place finish in the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in the 1500 meters final. ^[4]

The following year, he placed third overall at the senior Swedish Athletics Championships over 1500 metres. Then, he won the silver medal in the 5000 metres and the gold medal in the 3000 metres, at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel. ^{[5] [6]}

He won the 3000 metres race in Karlstad at the Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships for the first senior Swedish national title win of his career in a time of 8:03.67. ^[7] That June, he was runner-up to Samuel Pihlström at the senior Swedish Athletics Championships in Uddevalla over 1500 metres. ^[8]

He competed for Sweden at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025 placing ninth over 5000 metres. ^[9] He won the silver medal in a time of 29:05.49 on 17 July in the 10,000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, finishing 0.04 seconds behind Joel Ibler Lillesø of Denmark, in his debut competetive race in the distance. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Jonathan Grahn". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
2. "Göteborg: Ännu ett juniorrekord för Jonathan". Friidrott.se. 5 Feb 2022. Retrieved 17 Feb 2025.
3. ""Training just gets better and better" - Jonathan Grahn on the road to double Swedish junior records". friidrottaren.com. 9 Feb 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
4. "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
5. "Jonathan Grahn took the U20 European Championship gold in the 3000 meters". svt.se. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
6. "On Jonathan Grahn's "to do" list: Defeat superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen". svt.se. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
7. "First senior gold for Grahn – "Great fun!"". friidrott.se. Feb 16, 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
8. "Swedish Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
9. "Athletics: Mullarkey puts in positive performance on GB debut". Manxradio.com. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
10. "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
11. "Silver for Jonathan Grahn in the premiere". Friidrott.se. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.