Claes Nyberg (born 3 March 1971) is a Swedish former long-distance runner who competes mostly in cross country running. His highest international achievement was a silver medal at the 1997 European Cross Country Championships. He made seven appearances at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 1989 and 2002, with his best placing of 33rd coming both 2000 and 2001. He was Sweden's leading cross country runner during his career.
Nyberg won fourteen individual national titles during his career. He was a perennial runner-up at the Nordic Cross Country Championships, taking the second spot on five occasions between 1997 and 2002. He finally won the Nordic title in 2004.Nordic Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-17. He also twice represented Sweden at the European Athletics Championships, running the 10,000 metres in 1998 and 2002.
International competitions 1989World Cross Country ChampionshipsStavanger, Norway21stJunior race26:4921stJunior team325 pts1990World Cross Country ChampionshipsAix-les-Bains, France24thJunior race23:55World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria10th (heats)5000 m14:26.111992European U23 Cup BVilleneuve-d'Ascq, France1st5000 m13:59.161993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada6th (heats)3000 m7:56.031994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France17th (heats)3000 m8:03.081996World Cross Country ChampionshipsStellenbosch, South Africa77thSenior race36:361997World Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy83rdSenior race37:40European Cross Country ChampionshipsOeiras, Portugal2ndSenior race27:20Nordic Cross Country ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland2ndSenior race26:521998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary18th10,000 m29:28.88Nordic Cross Country ChampionshipsÅlgård, Norway2ndSenior race28:101999European Cross Country ChampionshipsVelenje, Slovenia6thSenior race33:46Nordic Cross Country ChampionshipsEnhörna, Sweden2ndSenior race27:272000World Cross Country ChampionshipsVilamoura, Portugal33rdSenior race37:012001World Cross Country ChampionshipsOstend, Belgium33rdSenior race41:32European Cross Country ChampionshipsThun, Switzerland9thSenior race28:14Nordic Cross Country ChampionshipsPerniö, Finland2ndSenior race26:532002World Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland39thSenior race36:42European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany14th10,000 m29:03.92Nordic Cross Country ChampionshipsGeithus, Norway2ndSenior race26:362003World Half Marathon ChampionshipsVilamoura, Portugal58thHalf marathon1:07:12Nordic Cross Country ChampionshipsKvarnsveden, Sweden3rdSenior race29:042004Nordic Cross Country ChampionshipsEjby, Denmark1stSenior race29:34
National titles Swedish Athletics Championships 5000 m: 1994, 1996Swedish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-17. 10,000 m: 1995, 2000, 2001 Swedish Cross Country Championships Short race: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Long race: 1995 Swedish Indoor Championships 1500 m: 1993Swedish Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-01-17.
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