Johan Rogestedt (born 27 January 1993) is a

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male

middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. He won the gold medal over 800 metres at the

2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics The 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the sixth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held at Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena in Bressanone, Italy from 8–12 July 2009. Athletes had to be aged 16 or 1 ...

, becoming Sweden's first ever champion in that event.Rogestedt wins 'crazy' World Youth 800m final
/ref> Rogestedt finished tenth in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

at the 2011 European Team Championships Super League in

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. In 2014 Rogestedt runs a personal best in the 800m on a time of 1.45,89 which is currently the third fastest time in Sweden of all time. At the PDE race in December 2014 Rogestedt started but did not finish.

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* * * 1993 births Living people Swedish male middle-distance runners {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub