Perseus Karlström Net Worth, Wiki, Age, Height, & Records

Perseus Karlström is a famous Swedish racewalker. He was born on May 2, 1990 in Stora Sundby, Eskilstuna, Sweden. Karlström has represented his country in 2019 and 2022 World Championships.

He has competed in the 20 kilometers walk event held at 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. Due to not fully prepared he was unable to finish the race.

Karlström is among the famous and richest athletes in the world. In our database, he is in the list of famous people born on May 2, 1990.

As of November 2022, Perseus Karlström’s net worth is roughly between $1 Million to $5 Million.

Perseus Karlström Quick Facts!

Early Life & Biography

Perseus Karlström is a Swedish male racewalker born on May 2, 1990 in Eskilstuna, Sweden. His is 32 years of age in 2022. He grew up with his parents and one brother.

There is not much information available about Karlström’s early life as he has managed to keep away from many media and interviews since he stepped into professional career as a racewalker.

The only thing that is known about him is that he started training when he was 7 years old and had his first international success with 35km victory in Muscat.

Karlström studied at Jämtland Gymnasium. After finishing high school, he decided to focus on athletics and switched to Härnösand College.

It was here where he finally found himself amongst other racewalkers and coaches who could help him excel at what he wanted most-athletics. At that time of his life, everything changed for Perseus as it gave him a chance to meet world-class walkers who helped shape his personality and skillset towards becoming an athlete.

Personal Life

Perseus Karlström is among those people who love to hide their private and personal life. He has not shared about his relationships and if he had children or not. Once we know about him, we will update it here. Perseus Karlström’s mother name is Siv Gustavsson who was the international racewalker athlete.

Karlström got motivation from her mother who also helped him in achieving success today. She was gold medalist at the 1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. Her mother was the second best racer in the female world championship.

His father Enrique was also an athlete who won silver medal in 1976 and 1979. His father is a mexican but his mother is Swedish. His parents meet in Mexico in training camp in the 80s.

Karlström has a normal family with one sister Nashiele and two brothers Ato and Remo. Both of his brothers are also racewalker and achieved success in their career.

Perseus Karlström’s mother was the best in the world of her time. She won many trophies and gold medals from World Race Walking Cup. Her mother never pushed her children to join race walking but her children as they grew saw their mother and inspired from her.

Once Karlström decided to join race walking, his mother encourage and coach him till he reached age of 25. He is now coached by Robert Heffernan.

Age, Height, & Weight

Perseus Karlström was born on May 2, 1990 in Stora Sundby, Eskilstuna, Sweden. As of August 2022, he is 32 years old. Karlström is 6 ft 0 in (1.85 m) tall athlete with weight around 73 kg (161 lb).

Career

Perseus Karlström is a Swedish male racewalker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, where he placed 11th. Before that, he finished 5th in both 2011 and 2012 editions of European Championships.

His personal best time was 1:18:07 hours, achieved at 2019 La Coruña (ESP). Currently, Karlström holds Swedish records over 20 km (1:18:07) and 50 km distances (3:52:43).

A few weeks before his professional debut at 2011 European Race Walking Cup Karlström earned his first national medal by placing third over 10 km distance. He also won silver medals in both long and classic distances at Swedish Championships in 2010.

In 2015, Karlström competed in 20 kilometres walk event at World Championships in Athletics which held in Beijing, China. He was unable to finish the game and unfortunately, came home without any achievement.

Later in 2019, he won bronze medal at 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Qatar. In another championship, Karlström won with best of 1:19:54 at 2019 European Race Walking Cup held in Alytus. Before that, he won 2019 IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Lázaro Cárdenas with best of 1:23:40.

Highlights

• 20 kilometres walk at World Championships in Athletics (2013)
• Personal best of 1:18:07 at 2019 La Coruña (ESP)
• 20 kilometres walk at World Championships in Athletics in China (2015)
• Bronze medalist at World Athletics Championship in Qatar (2019)
• Won with 1:19:54 at European Race Walking Cup in Alytus (2019)
• Won with 1:23:40 at IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Lázaro Cárdenas (2019)
• 10 kilometres race walk at Supernova in Canberra (2019)
• 10 kilometres race walk at Melbourne Race Walking Meet (2017)
• 50 kilometres race walk at Stockholm Finnkampen (2017)
• 20 kilometres race walk at Göteborg Swedish Race Walking Ch. (2015)
• 50 kilometres race walk at Eskilstuna Swedish Race Walking Ch. (2013)
• 10 kilometres race walk at Ballerup Nordic Race Walking Ch. (2009)

Perseus Karlström Social Media Profiles

Karlström Wins Gold Medal in the Men’s 35km

Net Worth of Perseus Karlström

Perseus Karlström (born on May 2, 1990) is a Swedish racewalker. As of 2022, Perseus Karlström’s net worth is roughly between $1 million to $5 million.

He competed in the 20 kilometers walk event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the 20 kilometers walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, but did not finish. He was bronze medalist at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Qatar 2019.

Born in Växjö, he is the son of international racewalker Siv Gustavsson. His brother, Ato Ibáñez, is also an international racewalker for Sweden.

FAQs about Perseus Karlström

Q: How tall is Perseus Karlstrom?

A: Perseus Karlstrom is 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) tall.

Q: Is Perseus Karlstrom is billionaire?

A: According to our reports, Karlstrom’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 million – $5 million. He is not a billionaire but a millionaire.

Q: Who is Perseus Karlström dating?

A: Perseus Karlström has kept his personal life secret. He is not shared who he is dating or is he married or not yet. Check this page often to get updates about his relationship.