Erik Erlandsson Explained

Erik Erlandsson
Nationality:	Swedish
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprint
Birth Date:	22 May 2004
Pb:	200m: 20.49 (Paris, 2024)

Erik Erlandsson (born 22 May 2004) is a Swedish sprinter. He became Swedish national indoor champion over 200 metres in 2024.^[1]

Career

A member of IFK Lund, in January 2023 he set a new Swedish indoor junior record of 21.03 seconds for the 200 metres. On 12 February 2023, at the Nordenkampen in Karlstad, Erlandsson lowered that record again to 20.99 seconds.^[2]

Erlandsson had a difficult time in the rest of 2023, marred by injuries. However, he became Swedish indoor champion over 200 metres in Karlstad in February 2024 running 20.98 seconds for the win.^{[3] [4]} Erlandsson finished fourth in the 200 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in 20.57 seconds, having run 20.55 and a personal best 20.52 seconds in the qualifying rounds.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Personal life

Erlandsson is from Genarp.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Erik Erlandsson. 10 June 2024. World Athletics.
2. Web site: Svenskt juniorrekord av Erik Erlandsson. Friidrottaren. 10 June 2024. 12 February 2023.
3. Web site: Revansch för Erlandsson på 200 – "Jag gick bara ut och körde". Friidrott. 10 June 2024. 18 February 2024.
4. Web site: Swedish Athletics Championships . World Athletics. 10 June 2024. 16 February 2024.
5. Web site: European Athletics Championships 2024: Felix Svensson leads fastest qualifiers from round 1 of men's 200m. Olympics.com. 10 June 2024. 9 June 2024.
6. Web site: European Athletics Championships. World Athletics. 10 June 2024. 10 June 2024.
7. Web site: Chaos: Erik Erlandsson gets back the final place after all. svt.se. 10 June 2024. 9 June 2024.
8. Web site: Alone outside Malmö – Erik is Scania's entire EC hope. skd.se. 10 June 2024. 6 June 2024.