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Peter Widén (born 2 July 1967 in Växjö) is a retired Swedish pole vaulter.
He set a national record of 5.75 metres at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. The record currently belongs to Oscar Janson with 5.87 metres.[1]
Achievements
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes
|
Representing  Sweden
|
| 1986
|
World Junior Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
1st (q) [2]
|
5.00 m
|
| 1989
|
European Indoor Championships
|
The Hague, Netherlands
|
10th
|
5.40 m
|
| World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
10th
|
5.40 m
|
| 1990
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
–
|
NM
|
| European Championships
|
Split, Yugoslavia
|
—
|
NM
|
| 1991
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
6th
|
5.60 m
|
| World Championships
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
5th
|
5.75 m (NR)
|
| 1992
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Genoa, Italy
|
5th
|
5.60 m
|
| Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
21st (q)
|
5.40 m
|
| 1993
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Toronto, Canada
|
18th (q)
|
5.30 m
|
| World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
11th
|
5.60 m
|
| 1994
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
1st (q)
|
5.50 m[3]
|
| European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
13th (q)
|
5.40 m
|
| 1995
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
–
|
NM
|
| World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
18th (q)
|
5.40 m
|
| 1996
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
4th
|
5.70 m
|
| 1997
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
21st (q)
|
5.45 m
|
| 1998
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Valencia, Spain
|
20th (q)
|
5.40 m
|
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