Swedish long-distance runner
Claes Nyberg (born 3 March 1971) is a Swedish former long-distance runner who competes mostly in cross country running . His highest international achievement was a silver medal at the 1997 European Cross Country Championships . He made seven appearances at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 1989 and 2002, with his best placing of 33rd coming both 2000 and 2001. He was Sweden's leading cross country runner during his career.
Nyberg won fourteen individual national titles during his career.[ 1] He was a perennial runner-up at the Nordic Cross Country Championships , taking the second spot on five occasions between 1997 and 2002. He finally won the Nordic title in 2004.[ 2] He also twice represented Sweden at the European Athletics Championships , running the 10,000 metres in 1998 and 2002.
International competitions [ edit ]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
1989
World Cross Country Championships
Stavanger , Norway
21st
Junior race
26:49
21st
Junior team
325 pts
1990
World Cross Country Championships
Aix-les-Bains , France
24th
Junior race
23:55
World Junior Championships
Plovdiv , Bulgaria
10th (heats)
5000 m
14:26.11
1992
European U23 Cup B
Villeneuve-d'Ascq , France
1st
5000 m
13:59.16
1993
World Indoor Championships
Toronto , Canada
6th (heats)
3000 m
7:56.03
1994
European Indoor Championships
Paris , France
17th (heats)
3000 m
8:03.08
1996
World Cross Country Championships
Stellenbosch , South Africa
77th
Senior race
36:36
1997
World Cross Country Championships
Turin , Italy
83rd
Senior race
37:40
European Cross Country Championships
Oeiras, Portugal
2nd
Senior race
27:20
Nordic Cross Country Championships
Helsinki , Finland
2nd
Senior race
26:52
1998
European Championships
Budapest , Hungary
18th
10,000 m
29:28.88
Nordic Cross Country Championships
Ålgård , Norway
2nd
Senior race
28:10
1999
European Cross Country Championships
Velenje , Slovenia
6th
Senior race
33:46
Nordic Cross Country Championships
Enhörna , Sweden
2nd
Senior race
27:27
2000
World Cross Country Championships
Vilamoura , Portugal
33rd
Senior race
37:01
2001
World Cross Country Championships
Ostend , Belgium
33rd
Senior race
41:32
European Cross Country Championships
Thun , Switzerland
9th
Senior race
28:14
Nordic Cross Country Championships
Perniö , Finland
2nd
Senior race
26:53
2002
World Cross Country Championships
Dublin , Ireland
39th
Senior race
36:42
European Championships
Munich , Germany
14th
10,000 m
29:03.92
Nordic Cross Country Championships
Geithus , Norway
2nd
Senior race
26:36
2003
World Half Marathon Championships
Vilamoura , Portugal
58th
Half marathon
1:07:12
Nordic Cross Country Championships
Kvarnsveden , Sweden
3rd
Senior race
29:04
2004
Nordic Cross Country Championships
Ejby , Denmark
1st
Senior race
29:34
Swedish Athletics Championships
5000 m: 1994, 1996[ 1]
10,000 m: 1995, 2000, 2001[ 1]
Swedish Cross Country Championships
Short race: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002[ 1]
Long race: 1995[ 1]
Swedish Indoor Championships