Jan Torbjörn Eriksson (born 17 April 1971 in Grycksbo) is a retired Swedish athlete who competed in the sprinting events. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in his native Sweden. In addition, he competed at the

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and

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in 1993. In 2008, he started coaching Swedish hurdlers, sisters Jenny and Susanna Kallur.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

– 10.30 (Gävle 1996) *

– 20.58 (-0.6 m/s) (Seville 1999) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

– 6.75 (Malmö 1998) *

– 21.02 (Ghent 1996)

References

All-Athletics profile
1971 births Living people Swedish male sprinters People from Grycksbo Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden Athletes from Dalarna County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Falu IK Friidrott athletes {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub