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Oskar Edlund

Oskar Edlund (born 16 November 2002) is a Swedish hurdler specializing in the 400 metres hurdles. He was for a moment the gold medalist at the 2021 World U20 Championships, but he was later disqualified due to a protest.

Oskar Edlund
Personal information
Nationality Sweden
Born (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 21)[1]
Home townStockholm, Sweden[2]
Education
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
600 metres
College team
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best(s)400mH:
49.57 (2023)

600m:
1:17.55 sh (2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku Medley relay
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tallinn 400 m hurdles
World U20 Championships
Disqualified 2021 Nairobi 400 m hurdles
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Espoo 400 m hurdles
Updated on 15 January 2024.

Career edit

Though Edlund began competing in athletics in 2015, he did not debut in the 400 metres hurdles until 2019.[1] After winning the Swedish U20 championships in the shorter 300 m hurdles, Edlund qualified to represent Sweden at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival.[1] At the festival, Edlund won the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles and a silver in the Swedish medley relay.[3][4] Edlund finished his 2019 season by winning the Finnkampen U18 race in the 300 m hurdles. His time of 37.09 was a new championship record, despite knocking over a hurdle and leaping over the finish line in a manner described as similar to that of Charles Paddock.[5]

Edlund won his first senior national title at the 2020 Swedish Athletics Championships in the 400 m hurdles. In doing so, he ran 50.15 seconds to beat Carl Bengtström in a "dramatic race", setting the Swedish U20 record by five hundredths of a second.[3] He followed this up by winning the Finnkampen 4 × 400 m.[1]

In 2021, Edlund didn't open his season until 3 July due to injuries.[6] He competed at the European U20 Championships, and by virtue of his silver medal there he was able to represent Sweden at the 2021 World U20 Championships.[6] Edlund advanced past the heats and semi-finals as the number five seed. In the finals, Edlund crossed the finish line first, initially appearing that he had surprisingly won the gold medal in a new Swedish U20 record of 49.20 seconds. However, he was later disqualified due to pulling his trail leg outside his lane while clearing a hurdle due to a protest from the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association.[7] Sweden appealed the disqualification, claiming that the action did not impede any other runners, but they did not succeed.[8]

In the fall of 2021, Edlund moved to the United States where he competed on the Texas Tech Red Raiders track and field team.[7] As a sophomore, he qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, but did not advance beyond the semi-finals.[9] After a 7th-place finish at the 2023 BAUHAUS-galan, Edlund competed at his first European Athletics U23 Championships. In the 400 m hurdles final, he led the race at the third hurdle, but slowed down at the end. He attempted a new strategy of taking 13 steps to the 7th hurdle, which he had not ever done before. Nonetheless, he won the bronze medal, setting a new official personal best of 49.57 seconds.[10]

Personal life edit

Edlund is from Stockholm, Sweden, where he attended Östra Real secondary school.[2]

Statistics edit

Personal best progression edit

400 m hurdles (84 cm) progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref
1 51.49   SAYO Sollentuna, Sweden 7 Jun 2019 [11]
2 51.41   Athletics at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Baku, Azerbaijan 25 Jul 2019 [12]
400 m hurdles progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref
1 50.90   Täby Sommartävling Täby, Sweden 4 Aug 2020 [13]
2 50.15   Swedish Athletics Championships Uppsala, Sweden 15 Aug 2020 [14]
3 49.94   Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships Norman, OK 13 May 2023 [15]
4 49.57   European Athletics U23 Championships Espoo, Finland 15 Jul 2023 [16]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Oskar Edlund at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ a b c d "Oskar Edlund - Track and Field". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "SM-guld och svenskt juniorrekord av 17-årige Oskar Edlund – Friidrottaren" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Listunova and Chepurnyi dominate artistic gymnastics apparatus finals at EYOF". www.insidethegames.biz. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Stora TIS-framgångar på Finnkampen!". www.tabyfriidrott.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b Sport, S. V. T. (18 July 2021). "Friidrott: EM-silver till Moa Granat och Oskar Edlund". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Svensken diskas – blir av med guldet efter superloppet". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 22 August 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ Sport, S. V. T. (22 August 2021). "Friidrott: Vändningen: Oskar Edlund diskad i VM-finalen". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  9. ^ Nichols, Lee. "NCAA Men's 400 Hurdles — A 1–2 For Alabama". Track & Field News. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  10. ^ Sport, S. V. T. (16 July 2023). "Friidrott: Oskar Edlund tar brons på 400 meter häck". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12932283". Tilastopaja.
  12. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12933537". Tilastopaja.
  13. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12968152". Tilastopaja.
  14. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #12968582". Tilastopaja.
  15. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13038804". Tilastopaja.
  16. ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #13044981". Tilastopaja.

External links edit

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