JOHANSSON Vidar

Date of Birth: 8 Oct 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
4	2021	3000m Steeplechase	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	8:24.29

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
10	2018	3000m Steeplechase	World Challenge	Turku, FIN	8:56.12

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Football. (hallandsposten.se, 05 Mar 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Medicine, Gothenburg, SWE

Languages spoken:

English, Swedish

Savedalens AIK [Sweden]

Per Skoog [personal], since 2011

He began training in the sport at age 15 at Savedalens AIK in Sweden. (idrottonline.se, 02 Jul 2021)

He originally played football, but his potential for athletics was first recognised by coach Per Skoog after winning a Swedish school title. He then decided to start focusing on athletics. "Athletics went better for me [than football] and required a lot of time so therefore I had to make a choice. Football has become more of a fun thing in recent years." (hallandsposten.se, 05 Mar 2021; idrottonline.se, 02 Jul 2021)

To reach the final of the 3000m steeplechase at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (idrottonline.se, 02 Jul 2021)

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (lokalpressen.eu, 02 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"I think championships suit me. I'm good at running man against man." (hallandsposten.se, 05 Mar 2021)

General Interest

General
DOWN TO THE WIRE
He qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games after registering a time of 8:18.31 [Olympic qualifying standard was 8:22.00] on the final day of the qualifying period at an Olympic qualification tournament held in June 2021 in Castellon de la Plana, Spain. "When the bell rang for the last lap I was in the lead and I saw that the clock showed 7:15 and I knew I had a chance. You are so tired but it is so motivating to chase the Olympic qualifying standard that it is possible to dig deep. I feel a great rush of joy in my whole body. Reaching the qualifying standard is absolutely fantastic." (lokalpressen.eu, 02 Jul 2021; bannisterrunning.se, 03 Jun 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2019 he began studying industrial economics at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, but later switched his degree to medicine. He says athletes are well suited to work as doctors. "We are used to taking personal responsibility with structure and routines of everyday life. We also have an interest in the body and how everything is connected." (idrottonline.se, 02 Jul 2021; LinkedIn profile, 2019; hallandsposten.se, 05 Mar 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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