Emil Johansson | |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 400 metres 200 metres |
Club: | Turebergs FK[1] |
Hometown: | Bollstanäs, Upplands Väsby, Sweden[2] |
Updated: | 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.
After achieving the fastest mark at the trials,[3] 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.[4] [5]
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.
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.
Johannson is from Bollstanäs, Upplands Väsby and he competes for the Turebergs FK athletics club.[6]
Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date | |
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46.43 | 29 July 2023 | |||||
21.13 (-0.9 m/s) | Swedish Athletics Team Championships | 8 July 2023 |