Samuel Pihlström (born 8 March 2001) is a Swedish middle-distance runner. He is a Swedish national champion and indoor record holder over 1500 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editIn June 2022 in Madrid at the World Athletics Continental Tour event, he won the men's 1500m in a personal best time of 3:38.46.[2] That month, he finished fifth at the Stockholm Diamond League 1500m event.[3] In August 2022, he competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich in the 1500 metres.[4]
He was a bronze medalist in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[5][6]
In January 2024, he set a new national indoor record for the 1500 metres of 3:35.47 in Ostrava.[7] He was selected to compete at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where he qualified for the final before finishing in eighth place overall.[8] He finished fifth in the 1500 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.[9] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres, running a personal best of 3:33.58.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Samuel Pihlstrom". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Triple jumper Eckhardt-Noack leaps to European leading 14.48m in Madrid". European Athletics. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "2022 Stockholm DL: Mondo Breaks the WR* As A Guy With A 13:34 5000 PB STUNS Jacob Kiplimo and Runs 7:29 to Win 3000". Lets Run. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (August 22, 2022). "Brits rule Europe – full results from Munich 2022". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "U23 EC in Espoo, Finland July 12–16". Friidrott.se. July 29, 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Gürth eclipses championship record to strike 3000m steeplechase gold for Germany". European Athletics. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Brilliant finish by Samuel Pihlström - new Swedish record". Friidrottaren. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 1500m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.