Jan Torbjörn Eriksson (born 17 April 1971 in

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) is a retired

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athlete who competed in the

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events. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the

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

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and

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

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and Susanna Kallur.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 10.30 (Gävle 1996) *

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

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– 6.75 (Malmö 1998) *

– 21.02 (Ghent 1996)

References

All-Athletics profile
1971 births Living people Swedish male sprinters People from Falun Municipality Olympic athletes of 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 Sportspeople from Dalarna County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub