Erik Erlandsson (born 22 May 2004) is a Swedish sprinter. He became Swedish national indoor champion over 200 metres in 2024.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 22 May 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.52 (Rome, 2024) |
Career
editA 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Erik Erlandsson". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Svenskt juniorrekord av Erik Erlandsson". Friidrottaren. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Revansch för Erlandsson på 200 – "Jag gick bara ut och körde"". Friidrott. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Swedish Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships 2024: Felix Svensson leads fastest qualifiers from round 1 of men's 200m". Olympics.com. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Chaos: Erik Erlandsson gets back the final place after all". svt.se. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Alone outside Malmö – Erik is Scania's entire EC hope". skd.se. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.