Jan Egon Staaf (born 11 January 1962 in Västerås) is a retired race walker from Sweden. He twice competed for his country at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1996. Staaf set his personal best (1:22.37) in the men's 20 km walk event in 1997.
Jan Staaf is a Detective Inspector at the Swedish police.[1]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
| ||||
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 16th | 20 km |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | DNF | 20 km |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 9th | 20 km |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 17th | 20 km |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 30th | 20 km |
| DNF | 50 km | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 15th | 20 km |
| 11th | 50 km | |||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 28th | 20 km |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | 30th | 20 km |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | DNF | 50 km |
References
edit- ^ Brantemo, Axel (2020-06-10). "Han har följt dubbelmordet sedan dag ett – Jan Staaf om lättnaden". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Staaf". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
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