Patrik Klüft
Patrik Arne Klüft (born on June 3, 1977 in Gothenburg as Patrik Arne Kristiansson ) is a former Swedish pole vaulter .
At the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 he failed each in qualifying. At the European Indoor Championships in 2002 he won silver with 5.75 m, at the same height as the winner Tim Lobinger . At the European Championships in 2002 he was fourth. Also in 2002 he set his personal best of 5.85 m with the Swedish record at the time. He repeated this feat when he jumped 5.85 m to bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Paris .
Kristiansson was Swedish champion in 1998 and 2001 to 2003. He announced his resignation on January 16, 2008.
With a height of 1.92 m, his competition weight was 83 kg. His wife is the heptathlete Carolina Klüft .
Web links
- Patrik Kristiansson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article in the Aftonbladet of January 16, 2008: Patrik Klüft slutar
- ↑ Article in the Expressen from January 16, 2008: Klüft läggar av ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Klüft, Patrik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klüft, Patrik Arne (full name); Kristiansson, Patrik Arne (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd June 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg |