- Michel Tornéus
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Michel Tornéus Personal information Nationality Swedish Born 26 May 1986
Botkyrka, Stockholm CountyHeight 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 79 kg (174 lb) Sport Event(s) Long jump Club IFK Tumba Coached by Oscar Gidewall Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 8.19 m[1]
8.13 m (indoors)Michel Tresor Komesha Tornéus (born 26 May 1986) is a Swedish long jumper.[2][3]
He competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[4]
He made a name for himself in 2005 at 19 years of age when he jumped 7.94 meters, just 1 cm short of the Swedish junior record.[3] He set a personal best jump of 8.11 metres in June 2009 at Nya Ullevi.[4]
He was first in the long jump for Sweden in the 2010 European Team Championships First League section and went on to finish ninth in the event final at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. He started his 2011 indoor season in strong form, taking four straight wins, including a personal best of 8.13 m to win in front of a home crowd at the XL Galan.[5]
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Personal life
His father was born in Democratic Republic of Congo and his mother is from the Finnish (Meänkieli) speaking region of Torne Valley. Tornéus’ original athletics club is the Finnish association of Tullinge-Tumba track and field program.[2]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing 
Sweden2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 28th 7.78 m 2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 9th 7.92 m 2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 7th 7.84 m European Team Championships Stockholm, Sweden 2nd 8.19 m References
- ^ http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/eaa2.asp?event_id=10011100000004&ctype_id=61&module=competition&show=RL&lang=en&display_compID=53782
- ^ a b torneus redo för vm debuten. Dagens Nyheter. (Swedish)
- ^ a b Michel Torneus. SVT. (Swedish)
- ^ a b IAAF profile for Michel Tornéus
- ^ Julin, A. Lennart (2011-02-23). With three more World junior records, Bengtsson steals the spotlight in Stockholm. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-24.
External links
- Profile. Gidewall.se
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Swedish long jumpers
- Swedish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Swedish athletics biography stubs
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