SWEDISH TEAM

SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. European Championships in Athletics – Barcelona 2010.
SOFIE Carolin PERSSON
Pronounciation Soh-FEE PAIR-shonn
Born
16 January 1987 (Helsingborg)
Residence Helsingborg & Oxford, MS
Occupation Student
Height/Weight 168 cm / 56 kg
Club
IFK Helsingborg (-'10), Hammarby IF ('10-)
US university University of Mississippi ('08-)
Coach/Advisor Kenth Olsson
Event
400m Hurdles
Personal best 57.82 Greensboro, NC 28.5.2010
Progression 400mH 400m 800m 200m
1999 2:37.8mi
2000
2001 26.75
2002 26.49i
2003 - 56.02 - 25.45
2004 62.32 54.54 - 24.71
2005 - 54.49 - 24.65/24.57w
2006 - 54.45 - 24.90
2007 - 56.59/56.15i - 25.84
2008 59.79 - - -
2009 57.96 54.40 2:07.68/2:05.38j -
2010 57.82 53.41 2:04.64i 24.42
Major competitions 2005 European Junior Ch semi (400m)
6 (4x400m)
2006 World Junior Ch semi (400m)
2007 European U23 Ch 6 (4x400m)
Internat. matches Outdoors: 1
National titles: -
PB other events 60m i 7.91 Malmö 5.2.2005
100m 12.55 Göteborg 2.7.2005
w 12.47 Halmstad 17.7.2004
w 12.37 Lerum 22.8.2004
200m 24.42 Helsingborg 10.7.2010
400m 53.41 Baton Rouge, LA 17.4.2010
600 m i 1:30.93 Fayetteville, AR 9.1.2009
800m 2:07.68 Baton Rouge, LA 18.4.2009
i 2:04.64 Fayetteville, AR 28.2.2010
1500 m 5:14.70 Karlskrona 24.5.2001
300mH 43.33 Helsingborg 30.6.2006
400mH 57.82 Greensboro, NC 28.5.2010
Längd z 5.11 Helsingborg 7.7.2001
Athletics in family Sister Frida (b '89) 400mH: 58.04 '08.
Note: 7th at 800m at the '10 US Collegiate (NCAA) indoors championships.
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