Jonas Buud

Jonas Buud, born 28 March 1974, is a Swedish ultra-distance runner who lives in Mora, central Sweden. A former orienteer who changed to long-distance running, he became European Champion over 100 kilometres in 2009 and 2010 and was runner-up at the World Championships in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014. On 22 April 2012 he finished second in both the European and World 100 km races in 6:28:59, a new Swedish record. He won the Swiss Alpine Marathon eight years in a row through 2014, finished second at the 2013 Comrades Marathon, the best Swedish placing in its 88-year history, and won the 100 km World Championship in 2015 in 6:22:48, another Swedish record. His wins also include Ultravasan in 2014 and 2015 and the Tarawera Ultramarathon in 2016.