Johan Rogestedt Explained

Johan Rogestedt
Nationality: Sweden
Sport:Running
Event:Middle distances
Birth Date:27 January 1993
Pb:800m 1:45,89 1500m 3:40,78

Johan Rogestedt (born 27 January 1993) is a Swedish male middle distance runner.

He won the gold medal over 800 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, becoming Sweden's first ever champion in that event.[1]

Rogestedt finished tenth in the 1500 metres at the 2011 European Team Championships Super League in Stockholm.

In 2014 Rogestedt runs a personal best in the 800m on a time of 1.45,89 which is currently the third fastest time in Sweden of all time. At the PDE race in December 2014 Rogestedt started but did not finish.

Competition record

Representing
2009World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italybgcolor=gold1st800 m1:50.92
2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia3rd800 m1:47.88
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland29th (h)800 m1:48.86
World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain20th (h)800 m1:50.25
2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden12th (sf)800 m1:55.98
European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland24th (h)800 m1:52.81
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland16th (sf)800 m1:53.70
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic18th (h)1500 m3:48.88
2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia10th1500 m3:49.91
2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany23rd (h)1500 m3:49.73
2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland43rd (h)1500 m3:47.58

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/WYC09/news/newsid=51933.html Rogestedt wins 'crazy' World Youth 800m final