Irene Ekelund

Irene Ekelund
Irene Ekelund in Stockholm 2014
Full name	Irene Michelle Ekelund
nation	Sweden
birthday	8th March 1997 (age 23)
place of birth	Pakistan
Career
discipline	100 m , 200 m
Best performance	11.35 s 22.92 s
society	Malmo AI
Trainer	Leave Eriksson
status	active
Medal table
U20 world championships 0 × 1 × 0 × U18 world championships 1 × 0 × 0 ×
Junior World Championships silver Eugene 2014 200 m  Youth World Championships gold Donetsk 2013 200 m
last change: September 3, 2017

Irene Michelle Ekelund (born March 8, 1997 in Pakistan ) is a Swedish sprinter .

Athletic career

In 2013, Irene Ekelund took part in a major international event, the World Youth Championships in Donetsk , for the first time. She finished fifth over 100 meters and won the gold medal over 200 meters with a new championship record. In 2014 she won the silver medal over 200 meters at the Junior World Championships in Eugene and took sixth place in the 100 meters final. She also qualified for the European Championships in Zurich , where she finished sixth in the relay and reached the semi-finals over 200 meters. In 2015 she qualified for the European Indoor Championships in Prague , where she reached the semi-finals over 60 meters.

In 2013 she became Swedish champion over 100 and 200 meters, in 2014 over 200 meters. She also became a five-time indoor champion. Because of her achievements and winning the first Swedish gold medal in a sprint discipline at an international championship, she was honored in 2014 with the Svenska idrottsgalan , the Swedish sports prize in the junior class.

Top performances

• 100 meters: 11.35 s (+1.7 m / s), June 8, 2013 in kilograms
  • 60 meters (hall): 7.26 s, February 21, 2015 in Stockholm
• 200 meters: 22.92 s (−0.1 m / s), July 14, 2013 in Donetsk
  • Hall: 23.15 s, February 17, 2013 in Norrköping ( Swedish record )

Web links

Commons : Irene Ekelund  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Irene Ekelund in the database of World Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Result list of the European Indoor Championships in Prague 2015