Jimisola Andreas Laursen (born 13 July 1977 in Malmö) is a retired Swedish sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He represented his country at three consecutive World Championships, starting in 2001 where he reached the semifinals. In addition, he won the silver medal at the 2002 European Indoor Championships.
Laursen today works as First Officer for Scandinavian Airlines.
Competition record Representing 1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia16th (sf)400 m47.791997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland5th400 m46.486th4x400 m relay3:07.271999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th400 m47.152000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium9th (sf)400 m48.842001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal11th (sf)400 m48.17World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada15th (sf)400 m45.6216th (h)4x400 m relay3:04.022002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria2nd400 m45.592003World ChampionshipsParis, France22nd (h)400 m45.872005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland14th (h)4x400 m relay3:03.62
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.73 (Vellinge 2001) 200 metres – 21.10 (+0.6 m/s) (St. Martin 2002) 400 metres – 45.54 (Edmonton 2001) Indoor 60 metres – 6.83 (Malmö 2004) 200 metres – 21.14 (Malmö 2002) 400 metres – 45.59 (Vienna 2002) NR
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