Claes Albihn Explained

Claes Albihn
Birth Date:12 May 1971
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Height:1.90 m[1]
Weight:83 kg
Sport:Track and field
Event:110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Club:Spårvägens FK

Claes Johan Albihn (born 12 May 1971 in Stockholm) is a retired Swedish athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1995 World Championships.

His personal bests are 13.46 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (-1.8 m/s, Helsinki 1995) and 7.82 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Paris 1994).[2]

Competition record

Representing
1989European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, Yugoslavia9th (sf)110 m hurdles14.80
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy18th (h)60 m hurdles7.92
World CupHavana, Cuba6th110 m hurdles14.12[3]
1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France19th (h)60 m hurdles7.82
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland18th (h)110 m hurdles13.72
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th (qf)110 m hurdles13.52
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States34th (h)110 m hurdles13.79

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/claes-albihn-1.html Sports-Reference profile
  2. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/73727 All-Athletics profile
  3. Representing Europe