Johnny Kroon

Johnny Kroon

Personal information
Born	(1960-01-06) 6 January 1960 (age 65)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	1500 metres
Club	Heleneholms IF Malmö AI

Johnny Kroon (born 6 January 1960) is a Swedish former middle-distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres.^[1] He represented his country at the 1987 World Championships. He held the national record in the 1500 metres between 1985 and 2019.

His son, Simon Kroon, is a footballer.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Sweden
1979	European Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	11th	1500 m	3:53.56
			13th	3000 m	8:19.24
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	13th (h)	1500 m	3:42.75
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	8th	1500 m	3:45.91
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	7th	1500 m	3:42.61
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	9th	1500 m	3:54.14
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	35th (h)	1500 m	3:49.06

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:47.58 (Västerås 1987)
• 1000 metres – 2:19.58 (Oslo 1981)
• 1500 metres – 3:36.49 (Oslo 1985)
• One mile – 3:55.17 (Berlin 1986)
• 3000 metres – 8:19.24 (Bydgoszcz 1979)

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 3:41.26 (Stuttgart 1987)

References

1. Johnny Kroon at World Athletics

• All-Athletics profile