Claes Nyberg
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
European Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place1997 OeirasSenior race

Claes Nyberg (born 3 March 1971) is a Swedish former long-distance runner who competes mostly in cross country running. His highest international achievement was a silver medal at the 1997 European Cross Country Championships. He made seven appearances at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 1989 and 2002, with his best placing of 33rd coming both 2000 and 2001. He was Sweden's leading cross country runner during his career.

Nyberg won fourteen individual national titles during his career.[1] He was a perennial runner-up at the Nordic Cross Country Championships, taking the second spot on five occasions between 1997 and 2002. He finally won the Nordic title in 2004.[2] He also twice represented Sweden at the European Athletics Championships, running the 10,000 metres in 1998 and 2002.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 21st Junior race 26:49
21st Junior team 325 pts
1990 World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 24th Junior race 23:55
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 10th (heats) 5000 m 14:26.11
1992 European U23 Cup B Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France 1st 5000 m 13:59.16
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 6th (heats) 3000 m 7:56.03
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 17th (heats) 3000 m 8:03.08
1996 World Cross Country Championships Stellenbosch, South Africa 77th Senior race 36:36
1997 World Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy 83rd Senior race 37:40
European Cross Country Championships Oeiras, Portugal 2nd Senior race 27:20
Nordic Cross Country Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd Senior race 26:52
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th 10,000 m 29:28.88
Nordic Cross Country Championships Ålgård, Norway 2nd Senior race 28:10
1999 European Cross Country Championships Velenje, Slovenia 6th Senior race 33:46
Nordic Cross Country Championships Enhörna, Sweden 2nd Senior race 27:27
2000 World Cross Country Championships Vilamoura, Portugal 33rd Senior race 37:01
2001 World Cross Country Championships Ostend, Belgium 33rd Senior race 41:32
European Cross Country Championships Thun, Switzerland 9th Senior race 28:14
Nordic Cross Country Championships Perniö, Finland 2nd Senior race 26:53
2002 World Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 39th Senior race 36:42
European Championships Munich, Germany 14th 10,000 m 29:03.92
Nordic Cross Country Championships Geithus, Norway 2nd Senior race 26:36
2003 World Half Marathon Championships Vilamoura, Portugal 58th Half marathon 1:07:12
Nordic Cross Country Championships Kvarnsveden, Sweden 3rd Senior race 29:04
2004 Nordic Cross Country Championships Ejby, Denmark 1st Senior race 29:34

National titles

  • Swedish Athletics Championships
    • 5000 m: 1994, 1996[1]
    • 10,000 m: 1995, 2000, 2001[1]
  • Swedish Cross Country Championships
    • Short race: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002[1]
    • Long race: 1995[1]
  • Swedish Indoor Championships
    • 1500 m: 1993[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Swedish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  2. ↑ Nordic Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
  3. ↑ Swedish Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
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