Mikael Ekvall (born 18 June 1989) is a Swedish

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. He competed in the men's marathon at the

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, placing 32nd with the time of 2:18:12, his season's best. In 2018, he competed in the men's marathon at the

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held in Berlin, Germany. He did not finish his race. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the

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held in Gdynia, Poland. In 2008, Ekvall participated in the

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during which he defecated in his shorts while running the half-marathon. An image of the incident has since been the source of an

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. He placed 21st place in the event.

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* 1989 births Living people Swedish male long-distance runners Swedish male marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden Place of birth missing (living people) {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub