Perseus Karlström

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Perseus Karlström (born 2 May 1990) is a Swedish male racewalker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, but did not finish. He was bronze medallist at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Qatar 2019.[1]

Perseus Karlström
Karlström in 2019
Personal information
Birth namePerseus Ibáñez
NationalitySwedish
Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 34)
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 35 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome 20 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich 20 km walk

Born in Växjö, he is the son of international racewalker Siv Gustavsson. His brother, Ato Ibáñez, is also an international racewalker for Sweden.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Daegu 2011 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 22 February 2014.
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