Henrik Larsson 6.52, 10.08 & 20.44

great news. This time last year he ran a 10.09 with a +2.4. This is a much better performance

thats is a very good improvement, now lets hope he can do as well or better next outing. If he stays injury free and confident he could go sub 10 before Paris.

That ties Geir Moen's personal best from 1996.

freedom1 said:

That ties Geir Moen's personal best from 1996.

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I loved watching Geir Moen run although I didn't see him often (not much youtube then).
He was 6'3" (190cms), 200m was his pet event and his PB 20.17 was a very good time going back into the mid 1990s - virtually just double his 100 best time
He is Norwegian however, not Swedish

I was implying Scandinavian. I have been to that part of the world. Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, they are all the same people. They even understand each other. Their languages are really just dialects. Coby Hilton was 2nd in that race in 10.15 with Romell Glave (a black guy from Britain with a PB of 10.02) coming in third in 10.19. I see Larsson obliterating the real Scandinavian best for 100 meters this year.

It became a Swedish record for 100 meters directly in the season premiere by IF Göta's Henrik Larsson. The Götas sprinter lowered his own record by five hundredths to 10.08 at a competition in Austria. "In the final I focused on pushing all the way to the finish and then it was 10.08," says Henrik.

Last year, Henrik Larsson lowered the Swedish record for 100 metres, which had stood since 1996. First to 10.17 and then to 10.13 during the SM in Söderhamn. Henrik, who was fifth at the indoor WC last winter at 60 meters, began his outdoor season on Sunday by setting another Swedish record.

At the Horst Mandl Memorial in Graz, Austria, Henrik took home the victory in a time of 10.08 (+0.3), lowering his own Swedish record by five hundredths.

- It felt good, I had 10.17 in the trials where for some reason I didn't push all the way to the finish even though I got a better start than in the final. In the final I focused on pushing all the way to the finish and then it was 10.08, says Henrik Larsson, who was surprised that it went so quickly.

- I had a very good training camp in Portugal, but after we got home, the body felt a little off. It's actually only today that I've pressed, so it was a bit unexpected that it went so quickly. Now there will be the Nordic Championships next weekend and then the Bauhaus Gala before the EC in Rome.

See all results from the Horst Mandl Memorial here.

Could 2025 be the year that the Swedish Record Holder finally goes sub 10? I have a very strong feeling that it will happen this summer! He
was close last year and a few things need to be adjusted but he is ready in my opinion!

Henrik Larsson Satisfied with Form Ahead of World Championship​

Henrik Larsson delivers form message. The 25-year-old ran the semifinal of the men's 100 meters in fast 10.11 seconds during the athletics GP in Varberg.

» Published: July 22 2025


Time came however with a bit too much tailwind.

I do not feel in super form. I am in good form, but I should be at my best at the World Championship in the middle of September. It is still acceptable though. I am satisfied but at the same time I feel that it was a small start mistake, says Larsson who competes for IF Göta Karlstad.

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The sprinter followed up the fine time by running in 10.12 seconds, this time with the wind at -0.1 meters/second.


His personal best, as well as the Swedish record, on 100 meters is 10.08. Larsson thus delivered the two second-best times in Swedish history on the distance.

Second in the final​

I am satisfied with that, but it should go faster later, says Larsson.

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Despite the superb time, the Swede came second in the final, behind Odaine McPherson, Jamaica. He ran in 10.09 seconds. Third became Udodi Onwuzurike, Nigeria, in 10.13.