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The 22-year-old from Gothenburg didn’t really know what stage he would stop at after the record attempt at the Gothenburg GP in Slottsskogsvallen.
Personal record with just over 13 seconds, but 42 hundredths of one of the oldest records in Swedish athletics.
In 1976, Anders Gärerud raced on 13.17.59. 44 years later, Suldan Hassan scored on 13.18.01 and finished third behind Australians Stewart McSweyn (13.09.83) and Matthew Ramsden (13.16.63).
Hassan before he understood how close he was to breaking the record, he was convinced.
– Normally I don’t want lap times, but today I would have needed them. With 80 meters to go, when the speaker yelled that it might be a record, I understood how close it was, Hassan said.
Nor did he see the times on the scoreboard. Hassan, who is blind in his right eye after a childhood camel accident, said it’s probably time to start running with glasses.
– Right now it feels sad to have lost the album. I would have loved to have this at home, said Hassan, who came to Sweden and Alingsås from Somalia when he was eleven and now lives in Gothenburg.
He started with Athletics first at the age of 15 and is a bit behind the competition when it comes to training.
Hassan regards Gnaderuds as a legend, but said the legend must be prepared for the record to be broken soon.
– Now the ambition should be to run for 13 minutes and then I will break the record just for speed, Hassan said.
It is not yet clear how far Suldan Hassan will run in Finnkampen next weekend, but in Ostrava on September 8, a clear possibility arises.
– A world record pace has been ordered, he says.
Behind him more good Swedish results were observed. Emil Millán De La Olivia, 19, finished seventh with 13.29.59, a new junior Swedish record.
– I’m in shock, said the Eskilstuna runner.
Swedish long distance has a bright future.
