Kenyan-Norwegian sprinter (born 1977)
John Ertzgaard at Bislett Games 2017 John Ertzgaard (born June 18, 1977, in Nairobi , Kenya ) is a Kenyan -Norwegian former athlete who specialized in the sprinting events.
His father is Norwegian and his mother is Ugandan. His mother, a member of the Lango people , had escaped to Kenya as a refugee during Idi Amin 's reign in Uganda. Ertzgaard's father worked for the development agency Norad , and the family lived in Kenya and Zambia before they moved to Norway when Ertzgaard was nine.[ 1]
His only major medal was the gold in 200 meters at the 1999 European U23 Championships . He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney without advancing to the second round. The biggest success of his career was reaching the semifinals of the 1999 World Championships in Seville.[citation needed
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Norway
1994
World Junior Championships
Lisbon , Portugal
31st (h)
200m
22.07 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
8th
4 × 100 m relay
41.79
1998
European Indoor Championships
Valencia, Spain
29th (h)
60 m
6.80
European Championships
Budapest, Hungary
18th (h)
100 m
10.48
9th (h)
4 × 100 m relay
39.77
1999
European U23 Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
4th
100 m
10.29 w (wind: +2.8 m/s)
1st
200 m
20.47 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
World Championships
Seville, Spain
13th (sf)
200 m
20.72
2000
European Indoor Championships
Ghent, Belgium
12th (h)
200 m
21.19
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
39th (h)
200 m
21.00
2001
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
19th (qf)
100 m
10.25
28th (qf)
200 m
20.88
2002
European Indoor Championships
Vienna, Austria
7th
60 m
6.74
European Championships
Munich, Germany
14th (sf)
100 m
10.45
18th (qf)
200 m
21.14
2006
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
34th (h)
100 m
10.62
13th (h)
4 × 100 m relay
40.36
Personal Best
Outdoor
100 m – 10.25 (Edmonton 2001)200 m – 20.47 (Gothenburg 1999)400 m – 46.80 (2001)Indoor
60 m – 6.70 (Vienna 2002)100 m – 10.47 (Tampere 2000)200 m – 21.08 (Gothenburg 2000)
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