Patrik Sjöberg
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | High jump | |
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | High jump | |
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | High jump | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1987 Rome | High jump | |
Patrik Sjöberg (born January 5, 1965) is a former Swedish high jumper and previous world record holder. With 2.42 m, he holds the Swedish as well as the European record in men's high jump, making him the second best high jumper of all time, after Javier Sotomayor. The record jump took place at DN-Galan, an annual athletics event in Stockholm, June 30, 1987. At the time, it was a world record.
Sjöberg was arrested August 13, 2006 in a Gothenburg night club with a small amount of cocaine in his pocket, and a later issued urine sample contained traces of cocaine. Sjöberg has issued a lengthy public letter of apology. Read the letter here (In Swedish)
In December 2006 the prosecutor decided that all involved would be excused from trial and would only be fined. This was a stroke of luck for Patrik Sjöberg since he has no official income. Sjöberg was sentenced to 150 unit fines à 30 Swedish krona, 4500 Swedish krona. When this text was written 4500 Swedish krona equals ≈627 $US. [1]
Patrik Sjöberg has been followed by other successful Swedish high jumpers, most notably Kajsa Bergqvist and Stefan Holm. He received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1985.
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[edit] Medals
- 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Silver medal
- 1992 Summer Olympics - Silver medal
- 1992 European Indoor Championships - Gold medal
- 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Bronze medal
- 1988 Summer Olympics - Bronze medal
- 1988 European Indoor Championships - Gold medal
- 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Gold medal
- 1987 European Indoor Championships - Gold medal
- 1985 European Indoor Championships - Gold medal
- 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Gold medal
- 1984 Summer Olympics - Silver medal
[edit] Further reading
- Sjöberg, Patrik: Att Leva på Hoppet. Sportförlaget i Europa AB. ISBN 9188540480. (Swedish)
[edit] External link
- Men's high jump records - IAAF
| Preceded by Gunde Svan |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1985 |
Succeeded by Tomas Johansson |
| Preceded by Igor Paklin (2.41 m, 1985) |
High Jump World Record Holders - 2.42 m 1987 |
Succeeded by Javier Sotomayor (2.45 m, 1993) |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=782548 (In Swedish)
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