Gold medal	2004 Athens	Athletics Men's triple jump

Christian Olsson (born January 25, 1980 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. He has won 1 olympic gold medal, 3 gold and 1 silver medal in the world championships, 2 gold medals in the european championships. Image File history File links Olympic_rings. ... Image File history File links From: Christian Olssons official site File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: ) ) is a city and municipality in the province Västergötland on the west-coast of Sweden. ... Typical outdoor red rubber track For the American League baseball team based in Oakland, California see Oakland Athletics. ... Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, skip and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ...

Biography

Olsson had his international breakthrough in 2001 when he won silver at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. He has the Swedish national record outdoors, 17.79m (2004 Summer Olympics), and shares the World record indoors, 17.83m (2004). Olsson has won the Swedish Championships seven times, and has also competed successfully on national level in high jumping. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between August 3 and August 12 and was the first time the event had visited North America. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ...

March 7, 2004 at the 2004 World Indoor Championships in Athletics, he jumped 17.83m and matched the World Record. August 23, 2004 at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he jumped 17.79m, broke the national record and won the gold medal. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... This is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some people started singing it not knowing what it was they just started singing it forever just becauseThis is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ...

During the winter 2004-2005 he injured his foot, preventing him from being able to do triple-jumping at full speed. Unfortunately the injury has healed very slowly, and it was still in January 2006 obstacling him. In his first competition after the injury, in June 2006, he jumped 17.09 and seem to be back into shape.

International medals

Triple jump

• Gold medal, 17.79 metres, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens
• Gold medal, 17.83 metres, at the 2004 World Indoor Championships in Athletics, Budapest
• Gold medal, 17.72 metres, at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, Paris
• Gold medal, 17.70 metres, at the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Athletics, Birmingham
• Gold medal, 17.53 metres, at the 2002 European Athletics Championships, Munich
• Gold medal, 17.54 metres, at the 2002 European Indoor Athletics Championships, Vienna
• Silver medal, 17.47 metres, at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, Edmonton
• Gold medal, 17.24 metres, at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships, Amsterdam
• Silver medal, 16.18 metres, at the 2001 European Athletics Junior Championships, Riga

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High jump

• Gold medal, 2.21 metres, at the 2001 European Athletics Junior Championships, Riga

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International awards

• Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year Trophy 2004
• Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year Trophy 2003

Personal bests

• High jump - 2.28 metres
• Triple jump - 17.83 metres

Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, skip and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ...

External links

• Christian Olsson's official site - (Swedish)
• Olympic Movement
• IAAF - International Association of Athletics Federations
• IAAF profile for Christian Olsson
• EAA - European Athletic Association
• BBC Sports Article - (2004 Summer Olympics)
• BBC Sports Article - (2003 World Championships in Athletics)