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3 medals is the target ...... 3 MUSTAFA MOHAMED ...... 24 3 medals is The Swedish National Athletic Team: ANDREAS MOKDASI ...... 25 LENA ARUHN...... 4 THOMAS NIKITIN...... 25-26 KIRSTEN BELIN ...... 5 CECILIA NILSSON...... 26 the target ...... 6-7 IDA NILSSON...... 27-28 MATTIAS CLAESSON ...... 7-8 EMMA RIENAS ...... 28 The Swedish National Athletic Team is well prepared for the World ...... 8-9 ANNA SÖDERBERG ...... 29 Championships in Helsinki. Even LOUISE GUNDERT ...... 9 GABRIEL WALLIN ...... 30 though has been STEFAN ...... 10-11 JOHAN WISSMAN ...... 30-31 forced to decline due to an injury, the MIKAEL JAKOBSSON ...... 11-12 BENGT BENGTSSON ...... 32 optimism and expectations are high. ...... 12-13 FREDRIK SVENSSON ...... 32-33 Head coach Thomas Engdahl believes ...... 14-15 MONICA SVENSSON...... 33 in 3 medals. CAROLINA KLÜFT ...... 16-17 European Championships in sight ...... 35 Engdahl is the new head coach since last fall, when he succeeded Ulf World Championship preparations in Main sponsors ...... 35 Karlsson. Throughout his entire life, both as an athlete and in his professional the Finnish archipelago...... 18 -19 Swedish Team Press Conferences ...... 36 career, athletics have been in focus for him. From 1995 to 1998 Thomas was PATRIK KRISTIANSSON ...... 20 Swedish Team Officials ...... 36 the women’s head coach. Engdahl’s first task as the new team coach was at ROBERT KRONBERG ...... 21-22 the Indoor European Championships in in March earlier this year. JIMISOLA LAURSEN...... 23 The team delivered five medals; 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Engdahl was off to a good start at the job as the head coach but this also increased the expectations for continued success. Editor: Fredrik Trahn, Swedish Athletics Association Photo: Ryno Quantz, Hans Sjögren and Anders Egle. “Of course the pressure to produce top results is increasing as the Swedish Technical production:Text & Bildproduktion AB athletes have been so successful in recent years. At the 2003 World Facts compiled by: A. Lennart Julin (ATFS) Facts women and walking:Valuable assistance from Owe Fröberg (ATFS) and Birger Fält. Championships in the team achieved five medals. Since Christian Olsson is injured the team is aiming for three medals at this championship”, says Note:The purpose of this guide is to be a source of background information for the media covering the IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005.Thus individual pieces of information are of Thomas Engdahl. course free to use in articles and reports. However, the actual profiles must not be – wholly or partially – reprinted, published on Internet or entered into databases or similar electronic information systems. The Swedish World Championships team has usually consisted of some 20-25 athletes and with 26 athletes entered Helsinki fits that pattern. The team is a Media contact: Media contacts with the Swedish team shall be organised via Fredrik Trahn, Press Officer, phone +46-70-913 67 96 or [email protected] mixture of experience and youthful enthusiasm with the youngest having just turned 19 while the oldest is a quarter of century older. Swedish Athletic Association Box 11 Although the team size thus has remained fairly constant the number of ath- SE-171 18 SOLNA, Phone: +46-8-587 721 00 letes getting successfully involved in the hunt for the coveted championships Fax: +46-8-587 721 88 medals has recently risen noticeably. It remains to be seen if Helsinki 2005 E-mail: [email protected] will maintain that positive trend. Internet: www.friidrott.se

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LENA Terece ARUHN (formerly UDD) KIRSTEN Margareta Kristina BELIN

Pronounciation LEH-nah Ah-RUHN Pronounciation KISH-tenn Beh-LEEN Born 22 April 1970 (Lidingö) Born 2 May 1981 (Borlänge) Height/Weight 173 cm / 61 kg Height/Weight 176 cm / 60 kg Club IFK Lidingö (-'97), Hammarby IF ('98-'00), Club Kvarnsvedens GoIF SoIK Hellas ('01-'02), Ume FI ('03-) Coach Ulf Karlsson / Thomas Kyöttilä Coach Urban Aruhn Event Event 400m & 4x100m Personal bests 4.51 Göteborg 27.8.2002 **NR** Personal bests 52.32 Helsinki, FIN 23.8.2002 2005 best 4.45 Sollentuna 28.6.2005 11.58 Nice, FRA 12.5.2005 Progression 1998 2.35 2005 best 52.40 Gävle 18.6.2005 1999 3.68 3.87i 2000 3.60 3.75i Progression 400m 400m i 200m 200m i 100m 2001 4.22 1995 59.78 2002 4.51 1996 - 27.15 2003 4.40 1997 - 24.42 12.14/12.00w 2004 3.90 1998 - 24.59 11.89 2005 4.45 1999 56.86 24.93/24.81w 12.75 Major competitions 2001 European U23 Ch qual 2000 - 24.50w 11.94 2002 European Indoor Ch 7 2001 54.65i 23.73 11.91/11.67w European Ch 9 2002 52.32 53.97i 23.76 24.44i 11.90 2003 World Indoor Ch qual (10) 2003 53.41 53.72i 24.06 24.64i 11.94 2005 European Indoor Ch qual (10) 2004 53.02 23.90 11.88/11.82w Internat. matches Outdoors: 8 2005 52.40 52.77i 23.47 24.06i 11.58 Indoors: 2 Major competitions 2002 European Ch 5 (400m) National titles Outdoors: 2001, 2002 7 (4x400m) Indoors: 2000, 2003 heat (4x100m) PB other events 60m i 7.82 30.1.2005 2005 European Indoor Ch heat (400m) 100m 12.31 Göteborg 2.7.2005 Internat. matches Outdoors: 8 TJ 10.48 Uppsala 23.5.1998 Indoors: 1 w 10.58 Uppsala 23.5.1998 National titles Outdoors (200m): 2002 Note: Former gymnast who took up athletics in '98 and who - following a considerable amount of (400m): 2004 persuasion - tried the pole vault in the autumn of that year. Indoors (200m): 2005 (400m): 2002 During '99-'03 had no less than 25 entries (ties and improvements) into the national record lists (16 PB other events 60m i 7.73 Solna 24.1.1998 outdoors, 9 indoors) although not all of the ties have been officially ratified. i 7.73 Sätra 19.1.2002 Now on the comeback trail after missing most of '03 and '04 due to injury. 100m 11.58 Nice, FRA 12.5.2005 Since last autumn coached by former national head coach Ulf Karlsson and doing much of her gen- 200m 23.47 Donnas, ITA 13.7.2005 eral training together with 3-times Olympic diver Anna Lindberg. 300m 38.90 Alfáz del Pi, ESP 19.4.2003 Opened her '05 in late January with an 8-step runup clearing 3.63 and within a month reached 12 Halfmar 1:34:18 3.9.1994 steps and 4.30. 30km XC 2:29:19 Lidingö 2.10.1994 LJ i 5.38 Lidingö 16.2.1985 Website: http://www.kirstenbelin.nu Athletics in family Husband Urban (formerly Johansson, b '66) 800m 1:48.17 '90. Note: Despite having success at a very early age (e.g. 8.37 for 60m at age 12) and being recognised as a major talent quit the sport at age 15 not to return for a decade. During that “time-out” took up longdistance running for fitness completing three halfmarathons and also twice the extremely challenging “Lidingöloppet” 30 km cross-country race. Returned to “serious” sprinting at age 27 and immediately joined the national elite and within one year made first appearance on the national team.

4 5 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. KAJSA Margareta BERGQVIST Note: Ranked the No 1 female high jumper of the years '00 & '02 by ”Track & Field News”. Residing in Monte Carlo since spring of '01. Pronounciation KYE-sah BAIRJ-kvisst Snapped her right (non-take-off foot) achilles tendon in a competition on 18 July '04. Following Born 12 October 1976 (Sollentuna) operation and a long period of rehabilitation made sensational return to competition on 28 May '05 Height/Weight 175 cm / 59 kg by clearing 2.00! Has a 7-0 win-loss record this summer. Club Turebergs FK US university Southern Methodist University ('96-'99) All-time number of 2.00+ meets is currently at 34. Coach Website: http://www.kajsabergqvist.nu Event Personal bests 2.06 Eberstadt, GER 26.7.2003 **NR** 2005 best 2.01 Gävle 19.6.2005 Progression 1988 1.38 1997 1.95 1989 1.56 1998 1.93 1990 1.56 1.61i 1999 1.98 1991 1.61 2000 2.01 1992 1.77 2001 2.00 1993 1.84 2002 2.05 1994 1.90 2003 2.06 1995 1.90 1.92i 2004 1.80 2.02i 1996 1.93 2005 2.01 Major competitions 1993 European Youth Olympics 1 1999 World Ch =4 European Junior Ch 8 2000 European Indoor Ch 1 1994 World Junior Ch (jump-off) 2 Olympic G =3 1995 World Indoor Ch 13 2001 World Indoor Ch 1 European Junior Ch 2 World Ch 3 World Ch qual IAAF Grand Prix final 4 1996 European Indoor Ch 6 2002 European Indoor Ch =2 Olympic G qual European Ch 1 1997 World Indoor Ch 8 World Cup 2 European U23 Ch 2 2003 World Indoor Ch 1 World Ch =5 World Ch 3 1998 European Ch qual MATTIAS David CLAESSON Internat. matches Outdoors: 18 Pronounciation Mah-TEE-uss KLAH-sonn Indoors: 1 Born 26 July 1986 National titles Outdoors: '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03 Height/Weight 184 cm / 70 kg Indoors: '95, '00, '03 Club Mullsjö SOK (-'03), Hässelby SK ('04-) PB other events 100m 13.02 Huddinge 20.8.1994 Coach/Advisor Selfcoached 200m 26.65 Gävle 27.6.1992 Event 4x400m 400m 63.65 Enskede 16.6.1992 Personal bests 46.53 Sollentuna 27.5.2005 800m 2:31.7m Norrtälje 26.8.1989 Progression 800m 400m 400m i 60mH i 9.07 Solna 7.2.1993 2000 2:21.95i 100mH 14.98 Huddinge 21.8.1994 2001 - w 14.8m Gävle 9.9.1994 2002 - 52.10 51.54i LJ 5.73 Stockholm 15.8.1995 2003 1:51.07 49.07 49.79i TJ 11.74 Dallas,TX 21.3.1998 2004 1:47.07 47.50 47.61i SP 10.61 Gävle 9.9.1994 2005 1:48.38 46.53 47.79i ? 11.95 USA 1996 Major competitions 2003 European Youth Olympics 3 (800m) DT 24.66 Sollentuna 16.9.1992 2005 European Indoor Ch heat (800m) JT 36.60 Gävle 14.7.1999 European Junior Ch 1 (800m) Hep 4.952b Gävle 9-10.9.1994 Internat. matches Outdoors: 2 Athletics in family Father Gunnar (b '46) 110mH: 15.0m '72 National titles Outdoors: - ➣

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PB other events 60m i 7.31 Sätra 10.1.2004 PB other events LJ 5.30 Göteborg 5.9.2002 100m 11.39 Norrtälje 12.5.2004 Athletics in family Brother Erik (b '88) LJ: 6.89i '05 200m 21.58 Sollentuna 29.5.2005 Paternal uncle Göte (b '55) 400m: 48.13/47.9m '76/'77 400m 46.53 Sollentuna 27.5.2005 Note: Former gymnast who in her first year in athletics at age 14 did 1.71 in HJ and 25.52 at 200m. 800m 1:47.07 Karlstad 7.8.2004 **NJR** 1500m 4:03.97 Stockholm 12.9.2003 Just like Kajsa Bergqvist and Carolina Klüft began international career by winning the HJ at the 3000m 9:18.23 Stockholm 15.9.2002 European Youth Olympics. Kula 7.85 Kungsängen 9.10.2004 Diskus 16.81 Kungsängen 9.10.2004 Slägga 10.36 Kungsängen 9.10.2004 Maria LOUISE GUNDERT Spjut 29.10 Kungsängen 9.10.2004 Pronounciation Lou-EASE GUHNN-dehrt Note:With a mixed background of cross-country running, american football and judo decided at Born 31 July 1980 (Nacka) age 16 to become a runner and “immediately” ran credible times of 4:10.83/9:18.23 for Height/Weight 177 cm / 57 kg 1500m/3000m. However, had mind set on shorter distances with the long time focus on 800m to Club IFK Lidingö which end currently concentrates on developing speed by competing mainly at 400m. Coach/Advisor Anders Perswalld Big national breakthrough last summer by at age 18 running three truly remarkable negatively-split Event 400m Hurdles 800m races:Winning the national race at DN Galan in 1:48.15 (54.7/53.5!), placing 2nd at the Personal best 56.20 Sollentuna 28.6.2005 Swedish Championships in 1:47.07 (c 54.5/52.6!) and winning the match vs in 1:50.66 Progression 400mH 400m 400m i (59.3/51.4). In the last race had 23.7 between 500m and 700m! 2002 64.77 60.99 Stunned onlookers - and left the opposition standing - by employing the same kind of "lightning 2003 59.94 56.89 strikes" tactics at the '05 European Junior Championships. Despite being last with 300m to go in the 2004 57.61 55.39 slow paced final - and despite not hitting the front until coming off the last bend - won by 1.21 2005 56.20 55.22 53.82i seconds! Major competitions 2004 World Indoor Ch heat (4x400m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 2 National titles Outdoors: - EMMA Anna-Maria GREEN PB other events 200m 25.64 Gävle 18.7.2003 i 25.42 Sätra 1.2.2004 Pronounciation EMM-ah GREH-n 400m 55.22 Cottbus, GER 5.6.2005 Born 8 December 1984 (Bergsjön) i 53.82 , GER 29.1.2005 Height/Weight 180 cm / 62 kg Note: Former skier and golfer who was "discovered" at age 21 when doing some athletics as a part Club Ullevi FK (-'02), Örgryte IS ('03-) of her studies to become a physical education teacher. Despite having reached an age where most Coach Yannick Tregaro athletic careers have ended followed the advice of the coach who spotted her and began serious Event High Jump athletics training. Personal best 1.95 Borås 21.6.2005 Progression 1999 1.71 2000 1.73 1.75i 2001 1.82 2002 1.82 2003 1.86 2004 1.90 2005 1.95 Major competitions 2001 European Youth Olympics 1 2002 World Junior Ch 9 2003 European Junior Ch 3 2005 European Indoor Ch 8 European U23 Ch 2 Internat. matches Outdoors: 3 Indoors: 1 National titles Outdoors : - Indoors: '04, '05 PB other events 100m 12.70 Göteborg 28.5.2000 w 12.47 Göteborg 28.5.2000 200m 25.52 Stockholm 18.9.1999 ➣

8 9 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. STEFAN Christian HOLM PB other events SP 8.49 Kil 11.9.1999 DT 21.41 Kil 11.9.1999 Pronounciation STEH-funn HOLLM HT 16.73 Kil 11.9.1999 Born 25 May 1976 () JT 34.29 Kil 11.9.1999 Height/Weight 181 cm / 70 kg Note: All-time number of 2.30+ meets is Clubs Kils AIK currently at 87. Coach/Advisor Johnny Holm Event High Jump Ranked the No 1 high jumper of '01, '02 Personal bests 2.36 Eberstadt, GER 18.7.2004 and '04 by “Track & Field News”. 2.36 Athina, GRE 22.8.2004 Has competed in every international 2.36 Roma, ITA 8.7.2005 championship (European,World, 2.40i Madrid, ESP 6.3.2005 Olympic) from '98 onwards finishing in Progression 1985 1.20 1996 2.26 the top-10 with one exception, in the 1986 1.27 1997 2.22 2.30i top-4 in the last 11 and in the top-2 in 1987 1.40 1998 2.33 the last 7! 1988 1.51 1999 2.32 His perfect '04 winning all 22 competi- 1989 1.61 2000 2.34 tions including WICh and OG resulted in 1990 1.83 2001 2.33 2.34i numerous awards and other honours in 1991 1.94 2002 2.35 Sweden. 1992 2.06 2.09i 2003 2.34 2.36i Has competed in the European Cup for 1993 2.14 2004 2.36 2.37i 10 straight years winning the last 7. 1994 2.18 2005 2.36 2.40i When winning the '05 European Indoors 1995 2.21 became the 10th jumper in history to Major competitions 1993 European Youth Olympics 4 2001 World Indoor Ch 1 clear 2.40. European Junior Ch 11 World Ch =4 Website: http://www.scholm.com (a treasure of HJ stats – including win/loss records vs “everyone” – 1994 World Junior Ch =7 2002 European Indoor Ch 2 plus i.a. reviews of literature and music) 1995 European Junior Ch 6 European Ch 2 1997 World Indoor Ch =8 IAAF Grand Prix final 1 1998 European Indoor Ch qual 2003 World Indoor Ch 1 European Ch 7 World Ch 2 MIKAEL Karl Edvin JAKOBSSON IAAF Grand Prix final 6 Final 2 Pronounciation MEE-kah-ell JAH-kopp-sonn 1999 World Indoor Ch =6 2004 World Indoor Ch 1 Born 9 January 1981 (Örebro) World University G 4 European Cup/ Height/Weight 194 cm / 90 kg World Ch =10 Super League 1 Club KFUM Örebro (-'04), IF Göta ('05-) 2000 European Indoor Ch 4 Olympic G 1 US university University of Minnesota ('01-'04) European Cup/ World Athletics Final 1 Coach Ulf Karlsson Super League 1 2005 European Indoor Ch 1 Event 400m Hurdles & 4x400m Olympic G 4 Personal bests 49.38 Gävle 18.8.2002 Internat. matches Outdoors: 22 46.47 Helsinki, FIN 23.8.2002 Indoors: 5 46.35j Ames, IA 8.3.2003 National titles Outdoors: '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 2005 best 49.47 Göteborg 14.6.2005 Indoors: '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 Progression 400mH 400m PB other events 60m i 7.33 Karlstad 14.1.2003 1997 50.15 100m 11.42 Karlstad 13.9.1999 1998 54.41 49.65 200m 23.72 Kil 11.8.1996 1999 52.45 48.83 60mH i 9.22 Karlstad 17.1.1996 2000 50.85 48.54 110mH 16.23 Karlstad 13.9.1999 2001 49.94 47.11 PV 2.50 Karlstad 2.10.1994 2002 49.38 46.47 LJ 7.18 Karlstad 13.9.1999 2003 49.86 49.11/46.35j TJ 11.91 Karlskoga 9.6.1991 2004 49.72 -/47.04j i 12.35 Karlstad 12.12.1991 2005 49.47 - ➣ Major competitions 1997 European Youth Olympics 3 (400mH) 7 (4x100m) ➣

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Major competitions 1999 European Junior Ch heat (400mH) Major competitions 1998 World Junior Ch semi (200m) 2000 World Junior Ch 6 (400mH) 1999 European Junior Ch 5 (200m) 2001 European U23 Ch 3 (400mH) 7 (100m) World Ch heat (4x400m) 5 (4x100m) 2002 European Ch semi (400mH) 2000 World Junior Ch 6 (100mH) 2003 World Ch semi (400mH) 3 (4x100m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 9 2001 European U23 Ch 2 (100mH) National titles Outdoors (400mH) : '00, '01, '02, '03 2002 European Ch heat (200m) PB other events 60m 6.91 Örebro 29.1.2000 heat (100mH) 100m 10.87 Täby 9.8.2003 heat (4x100m) 200m 21.71 Örebro 19.8.2001 2003 European U23 Ch 6 (100mH) w? 21.37 Minneapolis, MN 9.5.2003 World Ch heat (4x100m) 300m 34.65 Stockholm 13.5.1999 2004 World Indoor Ch semi (60mH) 400m 46.47 Helsinki, FIN 23.8.2002 Olympic G heat (100mH) j 46.35 Ames, IA 8.3.2003 j = oversized 2005 European Indoor Ch 2 (60mH) 60mH 8.02 Örebro 29.1.2000 Internat. matches Outdoors: 15 110mH 14.95 Västerås 4.8.2000 Indoors: 3 w 14.51 Västerås 12.8.2000 National titles Outdoors (100m): '98, '02 SP 11.16 Söderhamn 21.5.2000 (200m): '98, '02 Note: Set a new PB every time when winning his first three national titles. Indoors (60m): '99, '04 Ran on Minnesota’s 2nd placed 4x400m team at the '03 NCAA. (200m): '98, '00 PB other events 50m i 6.57 Reykjavik, ISL 5.3.2000 In the last three years has competed only sparingly due to various injuires. 60m i 7.28 Göteborg 3. 2.2005 Website: http://www.mikaeljakobsson.se 200m 23.26 Göteborg 4.9.2004 300m 39.57 Karlskoga 16.8.1997 800m 2:30.64 Huddinge 6.9.1998 i 2:30.59 Karlstad 6.2.1999 JENNY Margareta KALLUR 50mH i 7.26 Reykjavik, ISL 5.3.2000 Pronounciation YENN-ie KULL-urr 60mH i 7.92 Madrid, ESP 5.3.2005 (i.e. almost like ”Colour”!) 400mH 64.78 Uppsala 24.5.1999 Born 16 February 1981 (Huntington, NY) HJ 1.55 Gävle 4.8.2001 Height/Weight 170 cm / 62 kg LJ 5.64 Helsingborg 11.7.1999 Club Falu IK w 5.80 Stockholm 13.9.1997 US university University of Illinois ('01-'02) TJ 10.79 Falun 8.9.1998 Coach Agne Bergvall / Karin Torneklint SP 10.40 Falun 10.9.1999 Event 100m Hurdles & 4x100m DT 21.84 Falun 30.9.2004 Personal bests 12.88 Växjö 29.6.2004 HT 23.87 Falun 30.9.2004 12.88 Chania, GRE 6.6.2005 JT 24.70 Gävle 5.8.2001 11.43 Göteborg 5.9.2004 Pen i 3.529 Karlstad 6.2.1999 2005 best 11.51 Tönsberg, NOR 21.5.2005 Hep 5.021 Gävle 4-5.8.2001 Progression 100mH 60mH 100m 200m 60m Athletics in family Twin sister Susanna 100mH: 12.65 '05 1996 - - 12.36/12.19w 25.66 7.77i Brother Martin (b '91) PV: 3.16 '05 1997 - 9.23i 11.75/11.71w 23.90 7.50i Note: Gymnast who was persuaded to take up athletics in winter of '95/'96. Started out as a sprinter. 1998 14.10 9.01i 11.78 23.80/23.76w 7.55i Father Anders four time ('80-'83) Stanley Cup champion (icehockey) with the New York Islanders. 1999 13.70 8.58i 11.76/11.61w 23.56 7.49i 2000 13.18 8.39i 11.78 23.62 7.47i 2001 13.15/13.11w - 11.57 23.31 - 2002 13.42 8.23i 11.65 23.61 7.46i 2003 13.04 - 11.55 23.40 - 2004 12.88 8.05i 11.43 23.26 7.33i 2005 12.88 7.92i 11.51 23.47 7.28i Major competitions 1997 European Youth Olympics 1 (100m) 2 (4x100m) ➣

12 13 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SUSANNA Elisabeth KALLUR PB other events 300mH 44.51 Karlskoga 17.8.1997 400mH 63.00 Eskilstuna 24.5.1998 Pronounciation Suh-SUNN-ah KULL-urr HJ 1.72 Huddinge 6.9.1998 (i.e. almost like ”Colour”!) PV 2.86 Västerås 2.7.1997 Born 16 February 1981 (Huntington, NY) i 3.00 Falun 28.11.1998 Height/Weight 170 cm / 61 kg LJ 6.11 Göteborg 2.9.2001 Club Falu IK TJ 11.22 Falun 8.9.1998 US university University of Illinois (2001-2002) i 11.67 Malmö 16.3.1997 Coach Agne Bergvall / Karin Torneklint SP 10.17 Huddinge 5.9.1998 Event 100m Hurdles & 4x100m i 10.80 University Park, PA 23.2.2002 Personal bests 12.65 Hengelo, NED 29.5.2005 DT 23.44 Falun 17.9.1997 11.53 Helsinki, FIN 5.9.2003 HT 19.40 Falun 17.9.1997 2005 best 11.57 Tönsberg, NOR 21.5.2005 JT 25.24 Falun 11.9.1999 Progression 100mH 60mH 100m Pen i 3.917 University Park, PA 23.2.2002 1996 - - 12.91 Hep 5.282 Huddinge 5-6.9.1998 1997 14.11 8.62i 11.98 Athletics in family Twin sister Jenny 100mH/60mH: 12.88/7.92i '04/'05. Jenny made it an extra- 1998 13.48 8.33i 11.80 ordinary family 1-2 at the '01 European U23 championships and the '05 1999 13.41 8.44i 11.84 European Indoor Championships! 2000 13.02 8.10i 11.63 Brother Martin (b '91) PV: 3.16 '05 2001 12.74 - 11.56 Note: Gymnast who was persuaded to take up athletics in winter of '95/'96. Started out as a high 2002 12.94 8.00i 11.77 jumper, first ever hurdles race in January '97. 2003 12.88 7.90i 11.53 Undefeated during the past indoor season culminating in winning the EICh in WL/NIR of 7.80. 2004 12.67 7.88i 11.55 Father Anders four time ('80-'83) Stanley Cup champion (icehockey) with the New York Islanders. 2005 12.65 7.80i 11.57 Major competitions 1998 World Junior Ch 3 (100mH) 1999 European Junior Ch 5 (100mH) 5 (4x100m) 2000 European Indoor Ch 6 (60mH) World Junior Ch 1 (100mH) 3 (4x100m) 2001 European U23 Ch 1 (100mH) World Ch semi (100mH) 2002 European Ch 7 (100mH) heat (4x100m) 2003 World Indoor Ch 7 (60mH) European U23 Ch 1 (100mH) World Ch semi (100mH) heat (4x100m) 2004 World Indoor Ch 5 (60mH) Olympic G semi (100mH) 2005 European Indoor Ch 1 (60mH) Internat. matches Outdoors: 14 Indoors: 3 National titles Outdoors (100mH): '98, '00, '02, '03, '04 Indoors (60mH): '98, '99, '00, '03, '04, '05 (60m): '05 PB other events 50m i 6.56 Reykjavik, ISL 5.3.2000 60m i 7.29 Göteborg 3.2.2005 100m 11.53 Helsinki, FIN 5.9.2003 200m 24.11 Champaign, IL 24.4.2001 800m 2:27.87 Huddinge 6.9.1998 50mH i 6.83 Liévin, FRA 23.2.2003 **NIR** 60mH i 7.80 Madrid, ESP 6.3.2005 **NIR** ➣

14 15 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. CAROLINA Evelyn KLÜFT PB other events 400m i 53.25 Stockholm 18.2.2003 400m relay 50.88 Stockholm 13.6.2004 Pronounciation Carr-oh-LEE-nah KLEUFFT 800m 2:10.46 Götzis, AUT 29.5.2005 Born 2 February 1983 (Sandhult) 60mH i 8.19 , GBR 14.3.2003 Height/Weight 178 cm / 65 kg 100mH 13.15 Götzis, AUT 28.5.2005 Club IFK Växjö 300mH 41.22 Helsingborg 7.7.2000 Coach Agne Bergvall HJ 1.94 Saint Denis, FRA 23.8.2003 Event Pentathlon 1.94 Götzis, AUT 28.5.2005 Personal bests 7.001 Saint Denis, FRA 23-24.8.2003 *NR** PV 3.16 Stockholm 15.9.2001 2005 best 6.824 Götzis, AUT 28-29.5.2005 LJ 6.97 Tallinn, EST 4.7.2004 TJ 13.87 Göteborg 4.9.2004 take-off right foot 13.73 Göteborg 4.9.2004 take-off left foot! Progression SP 14.77 Athina, GRE 20.8.2004 Hep Pen i HJ LJ 100mH 200m JT SP DT 33.96 Växjö 30.8.2000 1994 1.46 4.44z JT 50.24 Växjö 1.7.2003 1995 1.56 4.84z Pen i 4.948 Madrid, ESP 4.3.2005 **NIR** 1996 1.64 4.99z Athletics in family Mother Ingalill (b '56) LJ: 6.09/6.20w ’79. (Father Johnny 1st division soccer 1997 1.69/1.70i 5.49z/5.60wz 27.00 28.88 player.) 1998 1.77 5.75 25.92 37.16 Sister Martina (b '80) LJ: 5.47i '97 1999 5.162 1.83 6.13 15.00 24.58 37.57 8.57 Sister Sofia (b '85) HJ: 1.68 '01, LJ: 5.80/5.85w '02/'01),TJ: 12.02i '01, 2000 6.056 4.261i 1.85 6.23 13.88 24.47 45.71 13.27 Hep: 5.025 '02 2001 6.022 - 1.81 6.26/6.33w 14.07 24.20 44.20 11.89 Note:When in '02 retaining her World Junior title improved a WJR that had stood since the year she 2002 6.542 4.535i 1.92 6.48/6.59w 13.33 23.71 47.61 13.16/13.26i herself was born. 2003 7.001 4.933i 1.94 6.86 13.18 22.98 50.24 14.19/14.48i Has competed in 13 major international championship getting gold 11 times and bronze twice. 2004 6.952 - 1.91 6.84/6.97i 13.21 23.25 48.89 14.77 At 22 the youngest ever to get the "grand-slam" of championships: OG,WCh,WICh, ECh, EICh. In 2005 6.824 4.948i 1.94 6.79/.91w/.84i 13.15 23.28 46.32 14.15 her 517 points advantage on the 2nd place was larger than the gap between 2nd and 25th! Undisputed No 1 in the EAA voting for female “European Athlete of ‘03”. Major competitions 1999 European Youth Olympics 1 (HJ) 2 (4x100m) 2000 World Junior Ch 1 (Hep) 2001 European Junior Ch 1 (Hep) 2002 European Indoor Ch 3 (Pen) World Junior Ch 1 (Hep) European Ch 1 (Hep) 2003 World Indoor Ch 1 (Pen) European U23 Ch 1 (LJ) World Ch 1 (Hep) heat (4x100m) 2004 World Indoor Ch 3 (LJ) Olympic G 1 (Hep) 11 (LJ) 2005 European Indoor Ch 1 (Pen) European U23 Ch 1 (LJ) Internat. matches Outdoors: 12 National titles Outdoors (Hep): 2001 (100m): 2003, 2004 HJ): 2004 (LJ): 2001, 2002 Indoors (LJ): 2002, 2003, 2004 PB other events 60m i 7.40 Malmö 12.2.2005 100m 11.48 Karlstad 6.8.2004 200m 22.98 Saint Denis, FRA 23.8.2003 400m 53.17 Gävle 17.8.2002 ➣

16 17 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005.

The facilities have met all require- The majority of the team coaches ments and the training sessions have attended the Åland camp and World Championships have been mixed with some social the medical team has been busy activities as well as information checking the physical status of each regarding various practical issues in and every athlete. Team doctor preparations in the connection with the World Sverker Nilsson is happy to report a Championships. Everything with healthy and injury free Swedish the aim of making everyone on the team heading for Helsinki. team fully prepared for the chal- Finnish archipelago lenges they might meet.

The Swedish Athletic Association chose the Finnish archipelago of Åland for the final training camp of the World Championships team.

The morning following the IAAF Super Grand Prix meet DN Galan in Stockholm most of the the team travelled by ferry to Åland, the archipelago situated in the northern Baltic Sea halfway between Sweden and Finland, for a week long stay in Mariehamn. In a nice and relaxed environment the athletes have made their final fine tuning for Helsinki. “We always chose for our camps a site that reflects the conditions expected at the competition site”, says Thomas Engdahl, the Swedish head coach. “Åland provides weath- er, timezone, food and general envi- ronment that resembles Helsinki very closely. Furthermore the atmos- phere has been relaxed and peaceful helping the athletes to concentrate on their preparations”. Part of the Swedish Team at the precamp in Åland. From left, first row: Jenny Kallur, Mustafa Mohamed, Johan Wissman, Andreas Mokdasi, Susanna Kallur, Louise Gundert and Ida Nilsson. Second row: Gabriel Wallin, Emma Rienas, Robert Kronberg, Carolina Klüft, Emma Green, Kajsa Bergqvist and Patrik Kristiansson.

18 19 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. Arne PATRIK KRISTIANSSON Leif ROBERT KRONBERG

Pronounciation PAAH-trick CHRISS-tee-unn-sonn Pronounciation RAW-behrt KROON-bairj Born 3 June 1977 (Gunnared, Göteborg) Born 15 August 1976 (Göteborg) Height/Weight 192 cm / 83 kg Height/Weight 181 cm / 86 kg Club Örgryte IS (-'00), KA 2 IF ('01-) Club IFK Göteborg (-'95), IF Kville ('96-) Coach Miro Zalar Coach Peter Fröberg Event Pole Vault Event 60m Hurdles Personal best 5.85 Helsinki, FIN 23.8.2002 Personal bests 13.35 , SUI 4.7.2001 **NR** 5.85 Saint Denis, FRA 28.8.2003 2005 best 13.43 29.7.2005 2005 best 5.61 Roma, ITA 8.7.2005 Progression 110mH 60mH Progression 1989 2.20 1999 5.71 1993 15.09 - 1990 3.08 2000 5.70 1994 14.21 8.19i 1991 3.50 2001 5.83 1995 14.06 7.96i 110mH 60mH 1992 4.40 2002 5.85 1996 13.97 7.98i 2001 13.35 7.54i 1993 4.70/4.80& 2003 5.85 1997 13.63 7.76i 2002 13.42 7.65i 1994 5.06/5.10& 2004 5.80 1998 13.61 7.67i 2003 13.46 7.61i 1995 5.30 2005 5.61 1999 13.56 - 2004 13.39 7.59i 1996 5.31 2000 13.36 7.59i 2005 13.45 7.62i 1997 5.45 5.51i Major competitions 1994 World Junior Ch semi (110mH) 1998 5.77 1995 European Junior Ch 2 (110mH) Major competitions 1995 European Junior Ch 6 2002 European Indoor Ch 2 1997 World Indoor Ch heat (60mH) 1996 World Junior Ch 2 European Ch 4 European U23 Ch final (dnf) (110mH) 1997 European U23 Ch qual 2003 World Indoor Ch qual (9) World Ch quarter (110mH) 1998 European Indoor Ch qual World Ch 3 1998 European Indoor Ch heat (60mH) European Ch final (nh) 2004 World Indoor Ch 4 1999 World University G 6 (110mH) 1999 European U23 Ch qual European Cup/ World Ch quarter (110mH) World Ch qual Super League 2 2000 European Indoor Ch 6 (60mH) 2000 European Cup/ Olympic G qual European Cup/Super L 3 (110mH) Super League 3 Olympic G 8 (110mH) Olympic G qual 2001 World Indoor Ch 4 (60mH) 2001 World Ch qual World Ch 5 (110mH) World University G 3 (110mH) Internat. matches Outdoors: 13 2002 European Indoor Ch 5 (60mH) Indoors: 4 European Ch 7 (110mH) National titles Outdoors: '98, '01, '02, '03 2003 World Indoor Ch 7 (60mH) Indoors: '97, '01, '02 World Ch semi (110mH) PB other events 100m 11.42 Värnamo 8.9.2001 2004 World Indoor Ch 6 (60mH) 400m 54.78 Värnamo 8.9.2001 European Cup/Super L 1 (110mH) 1500m 5:15.41 Leverkusen, GER 16.9.1999 Olympic G semi (110mH) 110mH 15.96 Leverkusen, GER 16.9.1999 2005 European Indoor Ch 3 (60mH) HJ 1.88 Leverkusen, GER 15.9.1999 LJ 6.64 Värnamo 8.9.2001 Internat. matches Outdoors: 17 Indoors: 4 TJ w 12.60 Norrköping 8.8.1993 National titles Outdoors: '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 SP 12.28 Värnamo 8.9.2001 Indoors (60mH): '97, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05 DT 33.33 Värnamo 9.9.2001 (60m): '04 JT 42.59 Leverkusen, GER 16.9.1999 PB other events 60m i 6.77 Göteborg 21.2.2004 Dec 6.412 Leverkusen 15-16.9.1999 100m 10.60 Karlstad 6. 8.2004 200m 22.31 Norrköping 23.8.1998 800m 2:19.46 Stenungsund 8.6.1992 50mH i 6.46 Sindelfingen, GER 4.3.2001 **NIR** 60mH i 7.54 Lisboa, POR 9.3.2001 **NIR** i 7.54 Glasgow, GBR 18.3.2001 **NIR** 300mH 40.34 Stockholm 18.9.1994 ➣

20 21 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. PB other events HJ 1.90 Nässjö 25.5.1995 JIMISOLA Heinrich Andreas LAURSEN PV 3.00 Karlstad 2.10.1994 LJ 7.52 Karlstad 15.8.1997 Pronounciation Yimmie-SAW-lah LOUR-sen TJ 14.23 Göteborg 6.9.1994 Born 13 July 1977 (Malmö) SP 10.85 Göteborg 9.9.2004 Height/Weight 183 cm / 84 kg DT 28.48 Göteborg 9.9.2004 Club Malmö AI JT 35.81 Göteborg 11.9.2001 Coach Claes Örberg Note: By just 0.05 in Paris '03 missed reaching his 8th straight final in major international champi- Event 4x400m onships (on World or European level) from '00 onwards. Personal bests 45.54 , CAN 4.8.2001 **NR** 45.59i Wien, AUT 3.3.2002 **NIR** Finalist at all indor championships during this millenium. 2005 best 46.17 Salamanca, ESP 8.7.2005 Progression 400m 400m i 1994 53.20 1995 48.22 1996 47.64 1997 46.16 1998 46.40 1999 46.04 47.14i 2000 45.68 46.47i 2001 45.54 46.82i 2002 46.22 45.59i 2003 45.67 46.81i 2004 46.00 2005 46.17 Major competitions 1996 World Junior Ch semi 1997 European U23 Ch 5 1999 European U23 Ch 8 2000 European Indoor Ch semi European Cup/Super League 3 2001 World Indoor Ch semi World Ch semi heat (4x400m) 2002 European Indoor Ch 2 2003 World Ch heat 2004 European Cup/Super League 7 Internat. matches Outdoors: 14 Indoors: 2 National titles Outdoors (400m): '98, '99, '00, '01, 03 Indoors (400m): '00, '03 (200m): '01 PB other events 60m i 6.83 Malmö 24.1.2004 100m 10.56 Göteborg 2.7.2005 w 10.54 Helsingborg 13.7.2003 200m 21.09 Helsingborg 8.7.2000 300m 33.25 Lerum 22.8.1999 Note: Former swimmer/basketball player who at age 17 ran 53.20 - after passing 300m in 35.9! - in his first ever competitive race. After having compiled 9 out of the top 10 Swedish performances at 400m finally in his Edmonton heat surpassed the NR that had stood at 45.63 for twenty years and one month! At the '01 European Indoors improved the NIR in all three rounds taking almost a full second (0.88) off the previous record. Masters degree in computer science. Website: http://www.jimisola.com

22 23 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. MUSTAFA Hassan MOHAMED ANDREAS MOKDASI

Pronounciation Mu-STAFF-ah Mu-HAMM-ed Pronounciation Unn-DREH-uss Mock-DAAH-si Born 1 March 1979 (Mogadishu, SOM) Born 8 May 1984 (Spånga, Stockholm) Height/Weight 172 cm / 54 kg Height/Weight 178 cm / 70 kg Club Hälle IF Club Hässelby SK Coach/Advisor Ulf Friberg Coach Magnus Wickert Event 3000m St Event 4x400m Personal best 8:15.51 Saint Denis, FRA 1.7.2005 Personal bests 46.97 Karlstad 7.8.2004 Internat. matches Outdoors: 4 46.97 Stockholm 26.7.2005 National titles Outdoors (3000mSt): 2002, 2003 Progression 400m 400m 1999 52.34 2003 47.39 2000 50.82 2004 46.97 Progression 3000mSt 10000m 5000m 3000m Halfmarathon 2001 49.08 2005 46.97 1995 15:59.74 9:10.03 2002 48.08 1996 9:37.38 14:37.32 8:34.10 Major competitions 2003 European Junior Ch heat 1997 - 30:04.33 14:23.30 8:21.63 2005 European U23 Ch heat 1998 8:42.55 29:32.20 14:15.16 8:15.34i 1:06:52 heat (4x400m) 1999 8:40.84 29:16.19 14:18.74 8:14.04 Internat. matches Outdoors: 4 2000 - - - - - National titles Outdoors: '04 2001 - 29:09.47 13:59.04 8:24 1:05:17 PB other events 100m 10.94 Kvarnsveden 13.8.2004 2002 8:32.07 28:49.14 13:41.78 8:09.47 1:03:35 w 10.89 Eskilstuna 17.7.2004 2003 8:23.35 - 13:48.01 8:05.42 1:03:55 200m 21.51 Kvarnsveden 14.8.2004 2004 8:18.05 - 13:53.04 1:04:03 800m 2:03.32 Sollentuna 10.6.2000 2005 8:15.51 - - - - 1000m 2:40.23 Enskede 19.9.2000 Major competitions 1997 European Junior Ch 2 (10000m) LJ 5.55 Huddinge 12.9.1999 European Junior XC Ch 3 1998 World Junior XC Ch 54 World Junior Ch 8 (3000mSt) European Junior XC Ch 6 THOMAS NIKITIN 1999 European U23 Ch 5 (10000m) 2000 European XC Ch 73 Pronounciation TOO-muss Ni-KEE-tinn 2001 European U23 Ch 8 (10000m) Born 15 November 1982 (Kista, Stockholm) 2002 European XC Ch 59 Height/Weight 198 cm / 85 kg 2003 World Ch heat (3000mSt) Club Spårvägens FK European XC Ch 20 Coach Lech Nikitin 2004 European Cup/Super League 4 (3000mSt) Event 4x400m Olympic G 13 (3000mSt) Personal bests 46.80 Stockholm 26.7.2005 European XC Ch 22 Progression 400m 400m 1997 52.68 2002 47.21 PB other events 800m 1:57.90 Stockholm 13.9.1997 1998 49.79 2003 47.30 1500m 3:46.24 Sollentuna 28.6.2005 1999 49.50 2004 47.05 3000m 8:05.42 Malmö 12.8.2003 2000 48.40 2005 46.80 5000m 13:41.78 Tampere, FIN 10.7.2002 2001 47.75 10000m 28:49.14 , FIN 26.6.2002 Major competitions 2001 European Junior Ch 5 (4x400m) Halfmar 1:03:35 Göteborg 25.5.2002 2003 European U23 Ch heat (400m) Marathon 2:32:00 Sevilla, ESP 27.2.2005 Internat. matches Outdoors: 4 2000mSt 5:37.00 Karlskrona 14.8.1998 Indoors: 1 Athletics in family Brother Ahmed (b '76) 3000mSt/1500m: 8:46.71/3:47.88 '99 National titles Indoors: '04, '05 Note: Moved with his family from Somalia to Sweden at age 10. PB other events 60m i 7.17 Göteborg 15.3.1998 8:15.51 is the fastest by a Swedish steeplechase runner for more than a quarter of a century, i.e. since 100m 11.12 Kalmar 14.8.1998 the “Golden Era” of Anders Gärderud (8:08.02) and Dan Glans (8:15.32) in the mid-1970’s. 200m 21.39 Västerås 27.7.2002 300m 33.64 Göteborg 2.9.2003 ➣

24 25 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. PB other events 400mH 56.51 Enskede 11.9.2001 IDA Maria Elisabeth NILSSON LJ 6.05 Stockholm 30.7.1997 Pronounciation EE-dah NILL-sonn i 6.14 Solna 11.1.1998 Born 8 February 1981 (Kalmar) Athletics in family Father Lech (b '48) Dec: 7.520 '75. Height/Weight 173 cm / 58 kg Mother Teresa (Nowak, b '42) 100mH: 12.91/12.5h '74 (3rd ECh '69 & '74, Club Högby IF 5th OG '72). US University University of Arkansas at Little Rock ('01), Northern Arizona University ('02-'05) Coach/Advisor - Ingrid CECILIA NILSSON Event 3000m Steeplechase Personal bests 9:46.74 Sacramento, CA 13.6.2003 **NR** Pronounciation Ceh-CEE-lee-ah NILL-sonn 9:43.25 Northridge, CA 29.5.2004 Born 22 June 1979 (Fristad) (track not meeting IAAF specifications) Height/Weight 178 cm / 87 kg 2005 best 9:48.85 Gävle 18.6.2005 Club IK Ymer Progression 3000mSt 5000m 3000m 3000m i1500m Coach Kim Johansson 1993 5:00.1m Event Hammer Throw 1994 10:24.26 4:56.2m Personal best 68.44 Nyköping 5.6.2005 **NR** 1995 17:53.2m 10:53.87 4:54.21 Progression 1993 20.66 2000 62.54 1996 - - 10:33.46j 4:59.32 1994 33.60 2001 64.53 1997 - 10:10.97 4:41.69 1995 36.26 2002 65.14 1998 - 9:51.9m 4:34.52 1996 45.48 2003 63.49 1999 17:07.95 9:26.90 4:22.98 1997 54.78 2004 66.77 2000 10:22.92 16:33.7m 9:25.31 9:24.95j 4:23.93 1998 59.29 2005 68.44 2001 9:59.75 - 9:27.06 9:19.41i 4:22.53 1999 61.37 2002 9:49.49 15:51.71 - 9:10.48i 4:22.73 Major competitions 1997 European Junior Ch qual 2001 World Ch qual 2003 9:46.74 15:58.30 9:19.97 - 4:21.34 1998 World Junior Ch final 2002 European Ch qual 2004 9:43.25 15:33.18 9:30.98 - 4:22.48 1999 European U23 Ch 8 2003 World Ch qual 2005 9:48.85 15:39.45 - - 4:20.96 2000 European U23 Ch 3 Major competitions 2000 European Junior XC Ch Internat. matches Outdoors: 12 2001 European U23 Ch (3000mSt) National titles Outdoors: '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03 Internat. matches Outdoors: 9 Indoors (WT): '04, '05 Indoors: 1 PB other events 60m i 7.86 Malmö 26.2.1995 National titles Outdoors (5000m): '03, '04 80m 10.39 Göteborg 9.5.1993 (3000mSt): '02, '03, '04 100m 12.31 Sävedalen 4.6.1995 (4 km XC): '05 200m 25.76 Värnamo 8.9.1995 (8 km XC): '05 800m 2:32.21 Lerum 28.5.1995 PB other events 400m 61.81 Högby 21.6.2000 60mH 9.22 Göteborg 24.2.1996 800m 2:12.87 Göteborg 6.7.2003 100mH 15.16 Stockholm 13.9.1996 1500m 4:20.96 Göteborg 2.7.2005 HJ 1.56 Malmö 30.8.1996 3000m 9:19.97 Helsinki, FIN 18.8.2003 LJ 5.49 Borås 1.7.1995 i 9:10.48 Fayetteville, AR 9.3.2002 SP 14.48 Karlskrona 16.8.1998 5000m 15:33.18 Walnut, CA 17.4.2004 i 14.82 Malmö 27.2.1999 2000mSt 6:25.81 Göteborg 14.6.2005 DT 40.16 Karlstad 6.9.1998 400mH 81.47 Högby 16.7.1994 JT 36.84 Karlstad 26.9.1996 HJ 1.40 Kalmar 10.5.1997 WT (10 kg) 20.42 Malmö 12.2.2005 PV 1.80 Högby 21.7.1995 Hep 4.147 Malmö 31.8.1996 LJ 4.40 Växjö 24.9.1997 TJ 9.05 Högby 28.9.1997 Athletics in family Sister Sofia (b '76) JT: 33.70 '91. SP 7.26 Kalmar 6.5.1996 Note: Began as allround athlete but had to leave the running events due to asthma and then at age DT 23.36 Högby 28.9.1997 18 decided to turn her attention to the HT instead. Has held the NR since 10 July '98 improving it on HT 17.83 Högby 10.10.1998 no less than 16 occasions and by a total of over 10 meters. JT 18.09 Växjö 22.9.1999 Website: http://www.cillas.sida.nu ➣

26 27 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. Athletics in family Sister Johanna (b '83) 800m/1500m: 2:05.11/4:10.72 '03 ANNA Therése SÖDERBERG Brother David (b '87) 1500m/5000m: 4:00.76/15:08.08 '04/'05 Brother Marcus (b '91) 800m/PV 2:10.71/3.20i '05 Pronounciation UNN-ah SEU-dehrr-bairj Father Carl-Gustaf (b '52) 3000m/5000m/3000mSt 8:16.34/14:15.03/8:50.58 '84 Born 11 June 1973 (Knista, Örebro) Mother Katarina (Tornegård, b '56) 1500m/3000m/5000m Height/Weight 177 cm / 85 kg 4:30.23/9:35.13/16:57.91 '79/'84/'84 Clubs Fjugesta IF (-'94), Ullevi FK ('95-) Maternal aunt Anne-Marie (b '57) SP: 14.57 '85 US university Northen Arizona University ('93-'97) Maternal aunt Siv (b '60) HJ/SP: 1.81/15.15 '79/'86 Coach/Advisor Anders Axlid Notes: US Collegiate (NCAA) champion outdoors '04 in steeplechase and indoors '05 in 5000m. Event Discus Throw Personal best 64.54 Aremark, NOR 31.7.1999 **NR** 2005 best 61.26 Praha, CZE 26.6.2005 Progression 1986 28.62 2000 62.91 EMMA Karolin RIENAS 1987 35.50 2001 59.18 1988 41.52 2002 59.33 Pronounciation EMM-ah REE-nuss 1989 46.44 2003 61.61 Born 15 October 1982 (Storfors) 1990 45.06 2004 60.50 Height/Weight 168 cm / 56 kg 1991 48.80 2005 61.26 Club Filipstads IF (-2000), IF Göta (2001-) 1992 52.88 Coach Jonas Asplund 1993 52.24 Event 4x100m 1994 58.74 Personal bests 11.71 Karlstad 18.7.2005 1995 56.84 11.70w Borås 9.6.2004 1996 59.96 Progression 100m 200m 60m LJ 1997 61.30 1994 28.30 1998 64.00 1995 27.20 7.95i 1999 64.54 1996 26.23 7.77i 5.27 Major competitions 1992 World Junior Ch qual 1997 12.60 - 7.85i 5.55 1997 World Ch 11 1998 12.26/12.20w 26.26 7.67i 5.50 1998 European Ch qual 1999 12.06/11.97w 24.78 7.63i 5.59/5.67w 1999 World University G 5 2000 11.93 24.71 7.57i 5.63i World Ch qual 2001 11.88/11.87w 24.51 - 5.31/5.35w 2000 Olympic G qual 2002 11.79 24.27 7.53i - 2002 European Ch qual 2003 11.92/11.84w 25.30w 7.46i 6.00 2003 World Ch 8 2004 11.82/11.70w 24.35 7.43i 5.80/5.83i 2004 Olympic G qual 2005 11.71 24.31 7.54i - Internat. matches Outdoors: 17 Major competitions 2000 World Junior Ch 3 (4x100m) Indoors: 2 2002 European Ch heat (4x100m) National titles Outdoors (DT): '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 Internat. matches Outdoors: 4 (HT): '96, '97 National titles - Indoors (WT): '03 PB other events 60m i 7.43 Göteborg 21.2.2004 PB other events HJ 1.67 Phoenix, AZ 31.3.1994 200m 24.27 Växjö 4.7.2002 SP 16.30 Malmö 7.8.1999 LJ 6.00 Göteborg 5.7.2003 HT 59.45 Aremark, NOR 31.7.1999 Notes:Teamed up with Susanna and Jenny Kallur on both the NJR 44.78 (bronze at the '00 World WT (20 lb) i 19.96 Flagstaff, AZ 21.2.1997 Junior Championships) and the recent NR 43.67. Note: Exceptional record of having won not only all national senior titles since age 20 (i.e. 12 straight) but also as a youth and junior athlete all national titles for her age group! Despite always focussing on the DT was the inaugural NR-holder and national champion in the HT. US Collegiate (NCAA) champion in '96.

28 29 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. Thorsten Olof GABRIEL WALLIN Major competitions 2001 European Junior Ch 2 (400m) 4 (4x100m) Pronounciation GAH-bree-ell Wah-LEEN 5 (4x400m) Born 14 October 1981 World Ch heat (4x400m) Height/Weight 192 cm / 91 kg 2002 European Indoor Ch semi (200m) Club Södertälje IF European Ch quarter (200m) US university Boise State University ('04-) 2003 World Indoor Ch heat (200m) Coach Sven Ohlson European U23 Ch 3 (200m) Event Javelin Throw 4 (4x100m) Personal best 80.71 Austin,TX 12.6.2004 World Ch semi (200m) 2005 best 80.31 Gävle 19.6.2005 2004 World Indoor Ch 2 (200m) Progression 1997 48.04 European Cup/Super L 2 (200m) 1998 58.15 Olympic G quarter (200m) 1999 67.10 2005 European Indoor Ch semi (200m) 2000 64.52 Internat. matches Outdoors: 9 2001 69.88 Indoors: 2 2002 73.98 National titles Outdoors (100m): '04 2003 72.33 (200m): '01, '03, '04 2004 80.71 (400m): '02 2005 80.31 Indoors (200m): '02, '03, '04, '05 PB other events 60m i 6.84 Göteborg 3.2.2004 Major competitions 2003 European U23 Ch qual 100m 10.44 Helsingborg 14.7.2002 2004 European Cup/Super League 7 w 10.34 Helsingborg 13.7.2003 Internat. matches Outdoors: 3 200m i 20.65 Liévin, FRA 28.2.2004 **NIR** National titles Outdoors: - 300m 32.40 Göteborg 2.9.2003 Notes: US Collegiate (NCAA) champion in '04 & '05.When winning in '04 improved PB from 73.98 to 400m 45.57 Tallinn, EST 21.7.2004 77.62 in qualification and further to 80.71 in the final. 3000mSt 11:12.75 Tranås 24.5.1998 300mH 38.85 Karlskrona 4.8.2000 LJ 6.81 Stockholm 16.9.2000 JOHAN Lukas WISSMAN Note:Winter of '04 ran the 200m in six meets, improved the NIR on four occasions and won all races but the last, the World Indoors Championships final which he lost by 0.06. Pronounciation YU-hunn VISS-munn Born 2 November 1982 (Kvistofta, Helsingborg) Height/Weight 180 cm / 75 kg Club IFK Helsingborg Coach Kenth Olsson Event 200m & 4x400m Personal bests 20.43 , POL 20.7.2003 **NR** 45.57 Tallinn, EST 21.7.2004 2005 bests 20.46 Karlstad 18.7.2005 46.23 Stockholm 26.7.2005 Progression 200m 200m i 400m 1998 23.41 52.59 1999 21.78 22.24i 48.03 2000 21.23 21.79i 47.30 2001 20.81 21.55i 46.40 2002 20.51 20.85i 46.17 2003 20.43 21.02i 45.80 2004 20.50 20.65i 45.57 2005 20.46 21.05i 46.23 Major competitions 1999 European Y Olympics 5 (400m) final (dq) (4x100m) 2000 World Junior Ch heat (200m) ➣

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Representing Svenska Gång- och Vandrarförbundet (Swedish Walking Association): Progression 1994 4:23:55.0 (track) 2000 4:03:42 (Information below compiled in co-operation with Birger Fält) 1995 4:11:53.0 (track) 2001 3:57:31 1996 4:19:16 2002 3:56:32 1997 4:08:06 2003 3:56:31 Gunnar BENGT BENGTSSON 1998 4:01:52 2004 3:53:46 1999 4:04:48 2005 3:57:16 Pronounciation BENG-kt BENG-kt-sonn Major competitions 1995 World Cup 80 Born 4 September 1961 1997 World Cup 52 Height/Weight 176 cm / 63 kg 1998 European Cup 22 Clubs GK Steget 1999 World Cup 53 Coach/Advisor Rolf Luxemburger 2000 European Cup 24 Event 20 km Walk 2001 World Ch 26 Personal best 1:24:05 Podebrady, CZE 27.3.2004 European Cup 19 2005 best 1:27:56 Podebrady, CZE 9.4.2005 2002 European Ch 13 Progression 1994 1:44:55 2000 1:25:31 World Cup 20 1995 - 2001 1:25:51 2003 World Ch 15 1996 1:32:49 2002 1:28:55 European Cup 8 1997 1:27:32 2003 1:25:44.5 (track) 2004 World Cup 20 1998 1:27:13 2004 1:24:05 2005 European Cup 17 1999 1:27:13 2005 1:27:56 National titles Outdoors (50 km): '00, '01, '02, '03 Major competitions 1997 World Cup 82 (20 km): '03, '04 1998 European Ch 20 (50 km) European Ch dnf European Cup disq 1999 World Ch 22 (50 km) MONICA Eva Kristina SVENSSON World Cup 66 2000 European Cup dnf (50 km) Pronounciation MOH-nick-ah SVENN-sonn 2001 World Ch disq (50 km) Born 26 December 1978 (Växjö) European Cup 26 Height/Weight 166 cm / 60 kg 2002 European Ch 17 (50 km) Club Växjö AIS World Cup 23 (50 km) Coach/Advisor Ulf-Peter Sjöholm 2003 World Ch 18 (50 km) Events 20 km Walk European Cup 27 Personal best 1:33:37 København, DEN 9.10.2004 2004 World Cup 34 (50 km) 2005 best 1:35:27 Dublin, IRL 26.6.2005 2005 European Cup dnf (50 km) Progression 1997 1:46:59 2002 1:38:57 National titles Outdoors (50 km): '98, '99, '04 1998 1:40:18 2003 1:36:24 (20 km): '00, '01 1999 1:37:07 2004 1:33:37 (10 km): '01, '02, '03, '04 2000 1:40:30 2005 1:35:27 Indoors (5 km): '01, '02, '03, '04, '05 2001 1:39:05 Major competitions 1999 European U23 Ch 6 World Cup 71 2001 European Cup 43 FREDRIK Gustav Arne SVENSSON 2002 World Cup 49 2003 World Ch 27 Pronounciation FREH-drick SVENN-sonn European Cup 33 Born 10 September 1973 (Växjö) 2004 World Cup disq Height/Weight 183 cm / 78 kg 2005 European Cup disq Club Växjö AIS National titles Outdoors (20 km): '97, '98, '99, '00, '02, '03, '04 Coach/Advisor - (10 km): '98, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04 Event 50 km Walk (5 km): '01, '02, '03, Personal best 3:53:46 Dublin, IRL 27.6.2004 Indoors (3 km): '00, '02, '03, '04, '05 2005 best 3:57:16 Miskolc, HUN 21.5.2005 ➣

32 33 SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Helsinki 2005. Main sponsors of The Swedish National Athletic Team European Championships in sight

The Helsinki World Championships are of course the main athletic target for 2005. However, the Swedish athletes also have the European Championships on home turf next summer already firmly in sight.

Hosting such an event is a major undertaking in itself but the Swedish Athletic Association is also aiming for success athletically. To this end approxi- mately 75 athletes and 55 coaches from 40 different clubs have been nomi- nated for a special project targeting Göteborg 2006. The project will offer training camps, teambuilding activities as well as semi- nars for the coaches with the aim of fielding the best team possible at Ullevi Stadium 7-13 August 2006. It is expected that the team will be the largest in several decades comprising some 60 athletes. The general interest in athletics has grown dramatically in recent years in Sweden following the success of our top athletes. The clubs have been almost flooded by kids wanting to take up the sport and the media exposure has expanded in a similar manner. The memories of the sunny 1995 World Championships are still very much alive and next August the athletics “fever” is expected to once more rule the city of Göteborg. Internet: www.goteborg2006.com

34 Swedish Team Press Conferences

Thursday August 4 14.30 Finnair Stadium Friday August 5 13.00 Hanaholmen Sunday August 7 18.00 Olympic Stadium Monday August 8 13.00 Hanaholmen Tuesday August 9 15.00 Swedish Embassy Wednesday August 10 16.00 Hanaholmen Thursday August 11 13.00 Hanaholmen

Note: This schedule is provisional and subject to change. Each athlete will do a press con- ference two days prior to their start.The press conferences will be held in Swedish and partly in English if necessary. Please check the latest information with Fredrik Trahn, Press Officer Swedish Team, +46-70-913 67 96, [email protected]

Swedish Team Officials

Head Coach: Yannick Tregaro, jumping events Thomas Engdahl, +46-70-650 42 22 Thomas Kyöttilä, pole vault Ulf Friberg, middle and long distance Team management: running Anders Rydén Peter Fröberg, sprints/hurdles Anna Arvidson Kim Johansson, throwing events Press Officer: Siw Ibanez, walking Fredrik Trahn, +46-70-913 67 96 Medical Team: Coaches: Sverker Nilsson, team doctor Kenth Olsson, sprints/hurdles Jenny Jacobsson, physiotherapist Agne Bergvall, combined events/relays Tommy Eriksson, physiotherapist

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