Sven Nylander

Athletics competitor
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAthletics competitor
PlacesSweden
isAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1962, Varberg, Sweden
Age63 years
Star signCapricorn
The details

Biography

Sven Olof Nylander (born 1 January 1962 in Varberg) is a retired hurdler from Sweden, who is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Championships during his career (1990 and 1994). He represented his native country in three Summer Olympics (1984, 1992 and 1996), and set his personal best (47.98s) in the men's 400 metres hurdles on 1 August 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Nylander finished fourth in four global championships (World Athletics Championships 1983 and 1987 - Olympic Games 1984 and 1996). He also finished fifth in the 1995 World Athletics Championship.

Nylander attended Southern Methodist University ("SMU") in Dallas, Texas, USA on an athletic scholarship, where he was a member of the track and field team.

During the European Championships in Gothenburg 2006, Nylander attended a party on a night club in central Gothenburg. He, former high jumper Patrik Sjöberg and sprinter Patrik Lövgren, was later stopped by the police and brought to the police station where they left urine samples, under suspicion of drug use. In interviews, Nylander at first claimed that he had not used narcotics. A couple of days later, Nylander confessed to having used cocaine during the party.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Sweden
1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece7th49.64
1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th48.97
1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States4th49.06
1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany3rd49.38
1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy4th48.37
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia2nd48.43
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan9th (sf)49.59
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain13th (sf)49.64
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany9th (sf)49.21
1994European CupBirmingham, England1st49.36
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland2nd48.22
1995European CupVilleneuve d'Ascq, France3rd49.64
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th48.84
1996European CupMadrid, Spain3rd50.18
Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States4th47.98
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