Patrik Sjöberg

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Patrik Sjöberg

Patrick Sjöberg 2011
Personal information
Full name Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg
Born 5 January 1965 (1965-01-05) (age 47)
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County
Height 2.00 m (6 ft 6.7 in)
Sport
Country  Sweden
Club Örgryte IS
Retired 1999
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 2.42 m
2.41 m (indoors)

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 best jump in history for anyone who has not tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, as Javier Sotomayor tested positive for nandrolone. However, Sotomayor bettered that mark outdoors three times (1988, 1989 and 1993) and he did not test positive on any of those occasions. Sjöberg is also a two-time world indoor record holder with marks of 2.38 m (1985) and 2.41 m (1987). In 1989, he underwent Achilles tendon surgery and his career went downhill.

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 Seuol 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 Thornblad, 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.

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[edit] Medals

[edit] Further reading

  • Sjöberg, Patrik: Att Leva på Hoppet. Sportförlaget i Europa AB. ISBN 9188540480. (Swedish)

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Records
Preceded by
Soviet Union Igor Paklin
Men's High Jump World Record Holder
30 June 1987 – 8 September 1988
Succeeded by
Cuba Javier Sotomayor
Awards
Preceded by
Gunde Svan
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
1985
Succeeded by
Tomas Johansson
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Soviet Union Igor Paklin
Men's High Jump Best Year Performance
1987
Succeeded by
Cuba Javier Sotomayor


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