Simon Sundström

Simon Sundström
nation	Sweden
birthday	4th February 1998 (age 22)
Career
discipline	Obstacle course
Best performance	8: 41.39 min
society	IFK Lidingö
status	active
Medal table
U23 European Championships 0 × 0 × 1 ×
U23 European Championships bronze Gävle 2019 3000 m obstacle
last change: May 28, 2020

Simon Sundström (born February 4, 1998 ) is a Swedish athlete who specializes in obstacle course .

Athletic career

Simon Sundström gained his first international experience in 2015 when he retired from the 2000 meter obstacle course at the Youth World Championships in Cali with 6: 17.18 minutes in the first round. Two years later he finished sixth at the U20 European Championships in Grosseto in 9: 04.69 minutes and in 2019 he won the bronze medal at the U23 European Championships in Gävle in 8: 45.82 minutes behind the German Frederik Ruppert and Alexis Phelut from France. In December he finished 51st in the U23 class after 26:07 minutes at the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon .

In 2019 Sundström became the Swedish champion in the 3,000-meter obstacle course.

Personal best

• 3000 meters: 8: 09.61 min, August 18, 2018 in Gothenburg
  • 3000 meters (hall): 7: 59.86 min, February 1, 2020 in Sollentuna
• 3000 m obstacle: 8: 41.39 min, August 16, 2019 in Gothenburg

Web links

• Simon Sundström in the database of World Athletics (English)