SWEDISH TEAM
SWEDISH TEAM
SWEDISH TEAM
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<strong>SWEDISH</strong> <strong>TEAM</strong> – MEDIA GUIDE. European Championships in Athletics – Barcelona 2010.<br />
Pronounciation YONN-ie YAH-koh<br />
Born<br />
24 February 1986 (Risinge)<br />
Residence Linköping<br />
Occupation Manufacturer employee (part time)<br />
Height/Weight 180 cm / 67 kg<br />
Clubs<br />
Finspångs AIK, GoIF Tjalve ('02-)<br />
Coach<br />
Timo Mikkola & Oscar Gidewall<br />
Event<br />
800m<br />
Personal best 1:47.36 Karlstad 15.7.2010<br />
JONI Juhani JAAKO<br />
Progression 800m 400m<br />
2002 50.74<br />
2003 1:57.58 48.28<br />
2004 - 48.03<br />
2005 - 47.04<br />
2006 - 47.37<br />
2007 1:55.50i 47.82<br />
2008 1:49.18 47.41<br />
2009 1:48.42 47.99<br />
2010 1:47.36 48.91/48.56i<br />
Major competitions 2003 European Youth Olympics 5 (400m)<br />
2 (4x100m)<br />
2005 European Junior Ch 7 (400m)<br />
heat (4x400m)<br />
2006 World Indoor Ch 4 (4x400m)<br />
European Ch heat (4x400m)<br />
Internat. matches Outdoors: 5<br />
National titles Outdoors: '08<br />
PB other events 60m i 7.15 Sätra 6.2.2005<br />
100m 11.17 Stockholm 12.9.2003<br />
200m 21.81 Söderhamn 14.8.2005<br />
400m 47.04 Kaunas, LTU 21.7.2005<br />
Athletics in family Father Timo Mikkola (b '46) 800m/1500m: 1:52.2m/3:51.8mi '72<br />
Uncle Pentti Mikkola (b '64) 10000m: 31:59.5m '87<br />
Note: After originally concentrating on the sprints (mainly 400m) switched to the 800m in '08 having immediate success by<br />
taking a surprise win at the National championships.<br />
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