Jan Staaf

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Jan Egon Staaf (born 11 January 1962 in Västerås) is a retired race walker from Sweden. He twice competed for his country at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1996. Staaf set his personal best (1:22.37) in the men's 20 km walk event in 1997.

Jan Staaf is a Detective Inspector at the Swedish police.[1]

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Sweden
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 16th 20 km
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland DNF 20 km
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 9th 20 km
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 17th 20 km
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 30th 20 km
DNF 50 km
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 15th 20 km
11th 50 km
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 28th 20 km
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia 30th 20 km
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary DNF 50 km

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T.; Brantemo, Axel (2020-06-10). "Han har följt dubbelmordet sedan dag ett – Jan Staaf om lättnaden". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-11.