Jan Staaf
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Jan Egon Staaf is a retired male race walker from Sweden
. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1996. Staaf set his personal best (1:22.37) in the men's 20 km walk event in 1997.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1996. Staaf set his personal best (1:22.37) in the men's 20 km walk event in 1997.
Achievements
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| 1982 | European Championships 1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 20km Walk * 1983 Men's World Championships 20km Walk... |
Athens, Greece | 16th | 20 km |
| 1983 | World Championships 1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The race was held on 7 August 1983.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds... |
Helsinki, Finland | DNF | 20 km |
| 1986 | European Championships 1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Medalists:-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 20km Walk * 1982 Men's European Championships 20km Walk... |
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9th | 20 km |
| 1987 | World Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Sunday August 30, 1987.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:... |
Rome, Italy | 17th | 20 km |
| 1988 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:... |
Seoul, South Korea | 30th | 20 km Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk The Men's 20 km Race Walk event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 53 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while one walker did not finish the race... |
| DNF | 50 km Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk The Men's 50 km Race Walk event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 42 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while four walkers did not finish the race, held on Friday September 30, 1988.-Medalists:... |
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| 1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders... |
Barcelona, Spain | 15th | 20 km Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk These are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, held on July 31, 1992. There were a total number of 42 competitors, with five athletes who were disqualified.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:... |
| 11th | 50 km Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 45 competitors, with seven athletes who were disqualified.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:... |
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| 1993 | World Championships 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 20 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 48 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 15, 1993.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:... |
Stuttgart, Germany | 28th | 20 km |
| 1996 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:... |
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30th | 20 km Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk These are the official results of the Men's 20 km Walk event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:-Results:-See also:... |
| 1998 | European Championships 1998 European Championships in Athletics The 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.-Track:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Field:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Track:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Field:... |
Budapest, Hungary | DNF | 50 km |