Researching Johan Wissman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Wissman surname? In that year Wissman was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Johan Wissman and the Wissman Family Tree
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Johan Wissman
Johan Lukas Wissman (born 2 November 1982) is a Swedish athlete from Helsingborg, specializing in the 200 and 400 m. He is the current national record holder in both of these events.
Wissman won the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships in Athletics 2009 in Torino, Italy. This was Johan's first and long awaited international gold medal at the time 45.89.
He finished second in 200 m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships 2004 and second in 400 m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 2008.
He also won the silver medal in the 200 m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.
He came in seventh place in 400 m in the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan and he finished 8th in the 2008 Olympic Summer Games.
At the 2010 European Athletics Championships he focused on the 200 m, after being marred by injuries for most of the season. Wissman made it to the semifinals, where he was 0.02 seconds from a spot in the final.
Source: Johan Wissman, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Wissman
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