Jan Torbjörn Eriksson (born 17 April 1971 in GrycksboSports-Reference profile) is a retired Swedish athlete who competed in the sprinting events. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in his native Sweden. In addition, he competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in 1993.
In 2008, he started coaching Swedish hurdlers, sisters Jenny and Susanna Kallur.
Competition record Representing 1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada20th (sf)200 m21.74 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)1989European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, Yugoslavia14th (sf)100 m10.898th200 m21.926th4 × 100 m relay41.301990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria37th (h)100 m10.88 (wind: -0.2 m/s)12th (sf)200 m21.26 (wind: +0.6 m/s)1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy16th (h)200 m21.40Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain14th (sf)200 m20.851993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany26th (qf)200 m21.078th4 × 100 m relay39.221994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th4 × 100 m relay39.051995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain5th (sf)200 m21.06World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden43rd (h)200 m21.031996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden3rd200 m21.07Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States53rd (h)100 m10.4928th (qf)200 m20.831997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece12th (sf)4 × 100 m relay39.041998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7th (sf)200 m21.006th4 × 100 m relay39.321999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain22nd (qf)200 m20.74
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.30 (Gävle 1996) 200 metres – 20.58 (-0.6 m/s) (Seville 1999) Indoor 60 metres – 6.75 (Malmö 1998) 200 metres – 21.02 (Ghent 1996)
References
All-Athletics profile