Jan Bengt Stefan Johansson (born April 11, 1967 in

Falkenberg Falkenberg is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019 (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of river Ätran (river), Ätra ...

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) is a retired male

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from

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. He twice competed for his native country at the

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: in 1988 and 1992. Johansson set his personal best (3:53.34) in the men's 50 km walk event in 1988.

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* * 1967 births Living people Swedish male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Sweden People from Falkenberg Sportspeople from Halland County 20th-century Swedish people 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub