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Medal record
Center
Stephan Holm at the 2007 World Championships
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold2004 AthensHigh jump
World Championships
Silver2003 ParisHigh jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold2001 LisboaHigh jump
Gold2003 BirminghamHigh jump
Gold2004 BudapestHigh jump
Gold2008 ValenciaHigh jump
European Championships
Silver2002 MunichHigh jump
Bronze2006 GothenburgHigh jump

Stefan Christian Holm (born May 25, 1976) is a Swedish athlete competing in the high jump. The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF were held at Nagai Stadium The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to The International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships were inaugurated as the World Indoor Games in 1985 in Paris, France and were subsequently The 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Atlantic Pavilion in Lisbon, Portugal from March 9 to March 11 The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 March to 16 March The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held in Valencia, Spain in 2008, March 7-9 at the Luis Puig Palace. The 18th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 6 to August 11, 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich The 19th European Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between August 7 and August 13, 2006. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The high jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices He has won an Olympic gold medal, four gold and a silver medal in the World Championships, and a gold, two silver medals and a bronze medal in the European Championships. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. His personal record in high jump is 2. 40 m (indoors 2005) and 2. 36 m (outdoors 2004). He is the only jumper to have cleared 2. 40 m indoors since Javier Sotomayor - outdoors this has also been achieved by Vyacheslav Voronin. Javier Sotomayor Sanabria (born October 13, 1967 in Limonar, Matanzas Province) is a Cuban former athlete who Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Voronin (born April 5, 1974 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian athlete who specializes in the High jump

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Biography

Holm is the son of father Johnny and mother Elisabeth, born in Forshaga. Forshaga Municipality ( Forshaga kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. He has a three years older sister named Veronica. Holm married Anna in 2005 and they have a son, Melwin, who was born in 2004.

Holm's big breakthrough onto the world athletics scene came in 2000, when he finished 4th at the Sydney Olympics with a leap of 2. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever 32 m. Although only 24 years old at the time, Holm had been high jumping for over half of his life.

Holm, who is trained by his father Johnny Holm, has not always been a high jumper. For many of his childhood years, Stefan played football (following in the footsteps of his father, who was at that time a goalkeeper in ÖDIK in the fourth division), but it wasn't until 1991 when Stefan realized that he had more potential as a high jumper than a footballer. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

His inspiration for high-jumping was when at 8 years old he saw Swedish high-jumping legend, and former world-record holder, Patrik Sjöberg compete on television. Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg (born January 5, 1965 in Göteborg, Västra Götaland) is a former Swedish High jumper and previous [1]

Holm has the distinction of jumping 2 m or higher in six different techniques. With his height, being only 1. 81 m, he shares the unofficial World Record of height jumped above own height (59 cm). In 1993 he participated in a Decathlon where he jumped higher in the high jump (2. 04m) than in the pole vault (2. 00m).

He lives in Karlstad, Sweden and competes for Kils AIK. Karlstad Municipality ( Karlstads kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Kil Municipality ( Kils kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden.

He is an avid fan of Färjestads BK, a Swedish Elite League ice-hockey team. Färjestads BK (often referred to as FBK or Färjestad) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey team

In 2004, Holm was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal ( Swedish: Svenska Dagbladets guldmedalj, but usually simply called Bragdguldet, "The Feat Gold" is

International medals

High jump

Other victories

Personal bests

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Carolina Klüft		Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
2004		Succeeded by
Kajsa Bergqvist
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Poland Aleksander Walerianczyk		Men's High Jump Best Year Performance
2004		Succeeded by
Flag of South Africa Jacques Freitag
Flag of Ukraine Andriy Sokolovskyy
Preceded by
Flag of Russia Andrey Silnov		Men's High Jump Best Year Performance
alongside Donald Thomas, Yaroslav Rybakov and Kyriacos Ioannou
2007		Succeeded by
Incumbent
The International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. Carolina Evelyn Klüft (in Swedish klʏft (born February 2, 1983) is a Swedish athlete competing in Triple jump, Long jump The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal ( Swedish: Svenska Dagbladets guldmedalj, but usually simply called Bragdguldet, "The Feat Gold" is Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist (Swedish ˈkajːsa ˈbærːjˌkvɪst (born October 12, 1976, in Sollentuna, Sweden) is a retired Swedish Aleksander Walerianczyk (born 1 September 1982 in Kraków) is a Polish High jumper He finished thirteenth at the 2002 The high jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jacques Freitag (born June 11, 1982 in Warrenton, Northern Cape Province a South African High jumper He grew up in Bronkhorstspruit Andriy Sokolovskyy (born 16 July 1978) is a Ukrainian High jumper His personal best jump is 2 Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov (Андрей Александрович Сильнов born 9 September 1984 is a Russian High jumper and reigning Olympic champion The high jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices Donald Thomas (born 1 July 1984) is a Bahamian High jumper. Thomas took up the sport in early 2006 having previously played Basketball Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov (Ярослав Владимирович Рыбаков born November 22, 1980 in Mogilyev, Belarusian SSR Kyriakos Ioannou (born 26 July 1984 in Limassol, Cyprus) is a Cypriot High jumper His personal best jump and Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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