Stefan Holm

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Stefan Holm in qualification at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka

Stefan Holm (born May 25, 1976 in Forshaga ) is a former Swedish high jumper and Olympic champion .

Holm had his first major successes in indoor competitions. He was world champion in the hall four times: 2001 in Lisbon with 2.32 m, 2003 in Birmingham with 2.35 m, 2004 in Budapest with 2.35 m and 2008 in Valencia with 2.36 m. He was twice European indoor champion: 2005 in Madrid with 2.40 m and 2007 in Birmingham with 2.34 m.

The first big success outdoors was his silver medal at the 2003 World Championships in Paris with a height of 2.32 m. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , he then won the gold medal with 2.36 m. At the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005 he started as a top favorite, but only finished seventh in a competition with very average performances with 2.29 m. He also won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships in his native Gothenburg . In 2007 Holm took fourth place at the World Championships in Osaka , as well as the following year at the Olympic Games in Beijing .

With a height of 1.81 m (with a competition weight of 70 kg), Holm was the smallest of the world-class high jumpers until his 1.80 m tall compatriot Linus Thörnblad advanced to the world elite in 2006. Holm is a business student in the Swedish city of Karlstad and has been coached by his father Johnny Holm since 1996 . In 2004 he was honored with the Svenska Dagbladet gold medal and the radio sport Jerringpris .

He has been an IOC member since 2013 .

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SURNAME Holm, Stefan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish high jumper
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Forshaga