Patrik Sjöberg
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Full name | Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County | 5 January 1965||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6.7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Örgryte IS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) |
2.42 m 2.41 m (indoors) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg (born 5 January 1965 in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland) is a former Swedish high jumper and previous world record holder. With 2.42 metres (7 ft 11.3 in), he holds the Swedish as well as the European record in men's high jump. His 1987 world record 2.42m - set in Stockholm on 30 June 1987 - is the fourth best in history, and only Javier Sotomayor and Mutaz Essa Barshim have achieved a higher jump. Sjöberg is also a two-time world indoor record holder with marks of 2.38 m (1985) and 2.41 m (1987).
Sjöberg has a gold medal from the World Championships in Rome 1987 and has 3 olympic medals. Two silver medals from Los Angeles 1984 and Barcelona 1992 and one bronze medal from Seoul 1988. Sjöberg is the only high jumper that has won medals from more than two olympic games.
Sjöberg received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1985. He has inspired many later Swedish high jumpers, most notably Kajsa Bergqvist, Linus Thörnblad, Staffan Strand, and Stefan Holm. His world record of 2.42 m was broken one year later, when, on the eve of the Seoul Summer Olympics, Javier Sotomayor jumped 2.43 m in September 1988 at a meet in Spain.
In his 2011 autobiography, Sjöberg revealed that he had been sexually molested as a child by Viljo Nousiainen, a prominent Swedish athletics coach.[1]
Sjöberg recently competed as a celebrity dancer on Let's Dance 2014 in which he made it to the top 4.
He has also a daughter, Isabelle.
Competition record
1No mark in the final
2Representing Europe
References
- ↑ Wallechinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime (2012). The Complete Book of the Olympics 2012. London: Aurum Press. pp. 216–217. ISBN 978-1845136956.
Further reading
- Sjöberg, Patrik; Sjöberg, Birgitta (1994). Att leva på hoppet (in Swedish). Sportförlaget. ISBN 978-9188540485.
- Sjöberg, Patrik; Lutteman, Markus (2011). Det du inte såg (in Swedish). Norstedts Förlag. ISBN 978-9113034300.
External links
- Patrik Sjöberg profile at IAAF
- Patrik Sjöberg at Sports-Reference.com
- Men's high jump records - IAAF
Records | ||
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Preceded by Igor Paklin |
Men's High Jump World Record Holder 30 June 1987 – 8 September 1988 |
Succeeded by Javier Sotomayor |
Preceded by Igor Paklin |
Men's High Jump European Record Holder 30 June 1987– (shared with Bohdan Bondarenko from June 14, 2014) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Awards | ||
Preceded by Gunde Svan |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1985 |
Succeeded by Tomas Johansson |
Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Igor Paklin |
Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1987 |
Succeeded by Javier Sotomayor |