John Ertzgaard

John Ertzgaard (born June 18, 1977, in Nairobi, Kenya) is a Kenyan-Norwegian former athlete who specialized in the sprinting events.

John Ertzgaard at Bislett Games 2017

His father is Norwegian and his mother is Ugandan. His mother, a member of the Lango people, had escaped to Kenya as a refugee during Idi Amin's reign in Uganda. Ertzgaard's father worked for the development agency Norad, and the family lived in Kenya and Zambia before they moved to Norway when Ertzgaard was nine.^[1]

His only major medal was the gold in 200 meters at the 1999 European U23 Championships. He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney without advancing to the second round. The biggest success of his career was reaching the semifinals of the 1999 World Championships in Seville.^{[citation needed]}

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Norway
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	31st (h)	200m	22.07 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
			8th	4 × 100 m relay	41.79
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	29th (h)	60 m	6.80
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	18th (h)	100 m	10.48
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.77
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	100 m	10.29 w (wind: +2.8 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.47 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	13th (sf)	200 m	20.72
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	12th (h)	200 m	21.19
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	39th (h)	200 m	21.00
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	19th (qf)	100 m	10.25
			28th (qf)	200 m	20.88
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	7th	60 m	6.74
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	14th (sf)	100 m	10.45
			18th (qf)	200 m	21.14
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	34th (h)	100 m	10.62
			13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	40.36

Personal Best

Outdoor

• 100 m – 10.25 (Edmonton 2001)
• 200 m – 20.47 (Gothenburg 1999)
• 400 m – 46.80 (2001)

Indoor

• 60 m – 6.70 (Vienna 2002)
• 100 m – 10.47 (Tampere 2000)
• 200 m – 21.08 (Gothenburg 2000)