Jonas Glanz is the funniest thing that happened to Swedish athletics this past week.
Hence, he is not even related to comedian Johan or seventh-place Olympian Dan Glanz.
His shock time first came at 13:20.85 in the 5000m on Tuesday and he was ready for the European Commission at the last minute.
He set a personal record of five seconds when he raced the 3,000m in Gothenburg four days later.
– I don’t know what happened. There are thousands of factors, he tells SVT.
Yes, the 31-year-old made a fresh start with his new title.
In the ranking lists of the European Commission in Munich, he is still listed as Jonas Leandersson, which was his name until the fall of 2020.
He secured a place in the EC on the very last day at Söderhamn on Tuesday, when he ran fourth all-time in the 5,000m and was just over two seconds short of Anders Gärderud’s Swedish record.
You should take time off work
On Saturday, he also received an official message that he had been selected from the captain of the national team, Kajsa Bergqvist.
I have touched everyday life.
Jonas was not expecting the start of the European Championship and did not take time off work so that he could go to Munich.
– Yes, now I have to solve this problem. My co-workers also want their vacation, but I think I have to bribe them.
– and I had planned to run 10,000m in the restroom next week, but felt stupid a week before EC. So I will think again.
At Saturday’s GP gala in Gothenburg, he won the 3000m in a time of 7.47.46.
Although tired legs after the shock period on Tuesday.
– Yes, I wasn’t sure if I emptied myself on Tuesday and it took me a while to get to it. But the ending was good.
Toilet waste over competition
Other than that, there was a bit of a World Cup hangover this Saturday night, as the big label names had just come home from the World Cup in Eugene.
Take Sanneh Staying at 6.64, Thobias Montler jumped by 7.93, Maja Nilsson stayed at 1.87 in the high jump and Andreas Kramer won the slow 800m in 1.47.53. But only decent results are almost perfect climatic conditions.
And understandable given that they have just relegated and are in the middle of two major international tournaments in the summer. This party did not come at the best time of the year.
But my cheek was very happy to have the whole family there, including mother Sottie.
– It was special and it was the first time my mother saw me competing in eleven or twelve years ago. My cheek told SVT she was very nervous to see me competing and I usually had to call afterwards and explain how it went.
Karl Bengstrom was the best player in the Swedish WC with his track record and 48.97 in 400 hurdles.
He qualifies in both the 200, 400 and 400m hurdles for the European Commission, but the 200 is not suitable.
