Felix Svensson

Felix Svensson
OLY
Svensson in 2022
Personal information
Born (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997
Gothenburg, Sweden
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportAthletics
Event
200 metres

Felix Svensson OLY (born 9 August 1997) is a Swedish-born Swiss sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres.[1] He qualified for the 200 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Born in Gothenburg, Svensson has represented Switzerland since 2019, but did not gain full eligibility for international competitions until 2022.[2][3][4]

In January 2024, he set the Swiss national indoor record for the 200 metres, running 20.92.[2] In July, he qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

He is the son of former 400-metre hurdler Frida Svensson and tennis player Jonas Svensson.[5]

Career

Svensson´s family moved to Switzerland in 2001, and he grew up in the French-speaking part of the country. He initially played tennis and began athletics to improve his conditioning for the sport.[6][7]

Representing Sweden, Svensson finished fifth in the 200 metres at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz. There, he recorded a personal best of 20.87s in the semi-finals before delivering another sub-21 performance (20.95s) in the final.[8][9]

Having previously represented Sweden internationally, Svensson decided in 2019 to change national teams and henceforth, to compete for Switzerland in the future. During his transition time, he was not eligible to represent any nation resulting in him not competing internationally for three years. He became eligible to compete for Switzerland in 2022.[6]

In 2022, Svensson won the Swiss indoor 200 metres title and set a national record of 20.92s. In June the same year, he ran 20.43s in Zofingen to meet the qualifiying standard for the 2022 European Championships in Munich.[6][10]

Achievements

Source: [2]

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
Representing  Switzerland
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (h) 200 m 20.95
N/A 4 × 400 m relay DNF
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 15th (h) 200 m 20.90
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.36 NR
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th 4 × 100 m relay 38.65
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 11th (sf) 200 m 20.66
7th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.70
Olympic Games Paris, France 11th (rep) 200 m 20.65
2026 European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 22nd (h) 200 m 21.33
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.18

National titles

References

  1. ↑ Imbo, William (9 June 2024). "European Athletics Championships 2024: Felix Svensson leads fastest qualifiers from round 1 of men's 200m". olympics.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Felix Svensson at World Athletics
  3. ↑ "SM-guldvinnaren ska byta landslag". Aftonbladet. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Für Sprinter Felix Svensson geht das Warten weiter". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "JO 2024: 32 ans après sa mère, Felix Svensson est aussi olympien". lematin.ch (in French). 6 August 2024. ISSN 1018-3736. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "Neu für die Schweiz am Start - Für Sprinter Felix Svensson geht das Warten weiter". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Holmberg, Ludvig (6 September 2020). "Svenske sprintern ska byta landslag". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Felix SVENSSON | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Roch, Alexandre (17 July 2017). "Svensson excellent 5ème des Championnats d'Europe U23 de Bydgoszcz sur 200 m". ATHLE.ch (in French). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  10. ↑ swissinfo.ch, S. W. I. (4 June 2022). "Felix Svensson erfüllt EM-Limite". SWI swissinfo.ch (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
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