Leandersson: “Nervous waiting at the end”
Posted on | August 2, 2015 | Category: Arena
Jonas Leandersson started as number 30 in the final. The Swede had a really exciting time in the finish zone before everything was declared.
“At first I was not so nervous, but after I while become more nervous”, the Swede smiles.
Twice earlier he has won the European Championship in Sprint, the first time on home ground in Falun three years ago. So again last year. “The victory in Falun was not so expected. Now it was much more pressure”, he says. “I ran a controlled race, took my time where it was difficult and ran hard where I could do that”.
– No mistakes at all?
“Maybe I lost a little when I almost didn’t catch a small street on the way to the second control, and late in the race I maybe ran wrong around a house, but I’m not so sure I lost any time because of that at all. It’s just that it can be a little, little not so good choice”.
In the finish he waited for a long time. Nobody could make his time. “It was tight. I had luck with the seconds”.
Listens to the body
Leandersson was in the winning team in the Relay both at the European Championships and World Championships last year. He is incredible in being at his best when it counts.
The Swedish head coach Håkan Carlsson says that the winner is very good at listening to the body and avoiding bigger injuries. He is also very experienced in Sprint.
Photos: Erik Borg
Thinks about all
“When I was a young senior I concentrated on the sprint. But I can also do well on Middle and Long. At home in Sweden I can do well, but internationally it’s harder. I have still a way to go”.
– You want to take that step?
`“Yes, there are others who manage all distances. I can use time, but I will also hold my strength on the Sprint”, he smiles.
He is originally from Karlstad in the district of Värmland in the western part of Sweden, a bit south of the middle of the long country. Now he’s living in Stockholm and studying half-time in Umeå, in the northern part of the country. His club is Södertälje-Nykvarn.
Two Swedish medals
In second place came Martin Hubmann, just 1.9 seconds slower than the winner. Jerker Lysell took the bronze and made it a really good Swedish day in the men’s class. “I have had a lot of injuries during the last three years. This year I have only been running five trainings on a track and field arena this year, so I am very satisfied with the medal”, Lysell says. (Photo below of Jerker Lysell in Forres: Erik Borg)
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