Carl Bengtström (born 13 January 2000) is a Swedish athlete in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.[1] He represented his country at the 2021 European Indoor Championships finishing fourth in the final and narrowly missing a medal. He got bronze medals at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and the 2023 European Indoor Championships. He earlier won a gold medal at the 2019 European U20 Championships.
 Bengtström in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres hurdles |
| Club | Örgryte IS |
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden | |||||
| 2016 | European Youth Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | 12th (h) | 400 m | 49.22 |
| 7th | Medley relay | 1:56.29 | |||
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 16th (sf) | 400 m | 48.08 |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 51.55 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 20th (h) | 400 m i | 49.50 |
| European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.32 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 4th | 400 m i | 46.42 |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | 400 m i | 45.33 |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.75 | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | 400 m i | 45.77 |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | 400 m | DQ | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 47.94 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.70 (-0.9 m/s, Skara 2021)
- 200 metres – 20.95 (-1.1 m/s, Linköping 2021)
- 400 metres – 45.98 (Stockholm 2021)
- 800 metres – 1:51.85 (Gothenburg 2020)
- 400 metres hurdles – 48.53 (Bellinzona 2021)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.88 (Gothenburg 2021)
- 400 metres – 45.33 (Belgrade 2022)