Johan Lukas Wissman (born 2 November 1982) is a Swedish athlete from

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, specializing in the 200 and 400 m. He is the current national record holder in both of these events. Wissman won the

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at the European Indoor Championships in Athletics 2009 in

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. This was Johan's first international gold medal at the time 45.89. He finished second in 200 m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships 2004 and second in 400 m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 2008. He also won the

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in the 200 m at the

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. He came in seventh place in 400 m in the 2007 World Athletics Championships in

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and he finished 8th in the 2008 Olympic Summer Games. At the 2010 European Athletics Championships he focused on the 200 m, after being marred by injuries for most of the season. Wissman made it to the semifinals, where he was 0.02 seconds from a spot in the final.

Personal bests

* 100 m - 10.44 s (2002) * 200 m - 20.30 s (national record for Sweden) (2007) * 400 m - 44.56 s (national record for Sweden) (2007) * 400 m, indoor - 45.89 (2009)

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