Johan was a member of the Swedish team for almost ten years, set two Swedish indoor 200m records and still holds the Swedish junior record with 20.75 \u2013 a time which only five senior Swedes have bettered. He has lived in Karlstad since 1997 where he is sports director at athletics club IF G\u00f6ta. For a number of years he has been meeting director for the EAA meeting, Karlstad GP and will continue in this role. IF G\u00f6ta is loaning him to BAUHAUS-galan, which means he currently spends one day a week in Stockholm and this time will increase as the meeting draws nearer. <\/p>\n
\u2013 It feels fantastic to take the step up to an event at the highest level of the sport of athletics! I will be responsible amongst other things for event presentation, contact with TV, timetable, pre-competition and competition officials as well as being an active member of the overall event management. <\/p>\n
Goal is to fill the Olympic Stadium<\/b>
The goal for Sunday 10 June is clear:
\u2013 We are going to do everything possible to stage the best competition for spectators and TV viewers. This includes filling the stands. I love athletics and live events and it will be a special feeling when everything comes together on competition day.
Johan has competed at the Olympic Stadium a number of times and has a particular member from DN Galan 1999.
\u2013 Before the Swedish School Championships in 1998 we printed t-shirts with names on and I chose \u201dMaurice\u201d after my idol Maurice Greene, who held the world record for 100m at that time. At DN Galan, the following year, I happened to wear that t-shirt to warm up in \u2013 at the same time as Maurice!<\/p>\n
Board member of Euromeetings<\/b>
As well as his work with IF G\u00f6ta and BAUHAUS-galan, Johan is chairman of Elitklubbarna, an organisation of the top Swedish clubs, and also a board member of Euromeetings, the organisation for European one-day athletics meetings. Johan will certainly make a considerable contribution to BAUHAUS-galan\u2019s event management.<\/p>\n
Jonas Hedman<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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