Tommy Persson

Lars Tommy Persson (born 23 December 1954 in Östra Grevie, Skåne) is a retired long-distance runner from Sweden.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205351/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/tommy-persson-1.html Sports Reference: Tommy Persson] He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics (1980 and 1984) in the men's marathon, finishing in 30th place in Moscow. Persson, nicknamed "Tomis", won the 1985 Stockholm Marathon.

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{SWE}}
1980 \|Olympic Games \|Moscow, Soviet Union \|30th \|Marathon \|2:21:11
rowspan=3\|1981 \|Tokyo Marathon \|Tokyo, Japan \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Marathon \|2:12:07
New York City Marathon \|New York, United States \|10th \|Marathon \|2:13:23 https://www.arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1981.htm Course 150 m short on remeasurement
Fukuoka Marathon \|Fukuoka, Japan \|7th \|Marathon \|2:12:19
rowspan=2\|1982 \|Miami Marathon \|Miami, United States \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Marathon \|2:12:32
European Championships \|Athens, Greece \|— \|Marathon \|DNF
1983 \|World Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|22nd \|Marathon \|2:14:57
1984 \|Olympic Games \|Los Angeles, United States \|— \|Marathon \|DNF
1985 \|Stockholm Marathon \|Stockholm, Sweden \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Marathon \|2:17:18

colspan="6"|Representing {{SWE}}

1980

|Olympic Games

|Moscow, Soviet Union

|30th

|Marathon

|2:21:11

rowspan=3|1981

|Tokyo Marathon

|Tokyo, Japan

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|Marathon