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Armand Duplantis is a Swedish pole vaulter. He currently holds the world indoor record with a height of 6.18 meters. When he was 15 years old, Duplantis won a gold medal at the 2015 World Youth Championships. He then went on to win a gold medal at the 2018 European Championships and a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships.
Annette Tånnander is a former athlete who competed in the high jump and heptathlon events. She represented Sweden at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. After retiring from athletics, Annette Tånnander went on to pursue a career as a massage therapist and fitness trainer. She also co-wrote a book titled The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fitness.
Born to NHL forward Thomas Steen, Alexander Steen followed in his father’s footsteps to become a professional ice hockey player. The Canadian-born Swedish player, however, outshone his father by winning the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues. He later retired from the sport due to a back injury.
Angelica Bengtsson is a Swedish athlete who competes in track and field events with a specialization in the pole vault. In 2010, she became the first athlete to win the pole vault event at the first Summer Youth Olympics. The current national record holder, Bengtsson has won many medals, including bronze medals at the 2015 and 2017 European Indoor Championships.
Known as the queen of high jump, Swedish athlete Kajsa Bergqvist has won numerous medals, including an Olympic bronze. Before she deviated to track events at age 10, Bergqvist had experimented with sports such as swimming and football. She has been a UNICEF ambassador and is openly bisexual.
Former track and field athlete from Sweden, Carolina Klüft is an Olympic gold medalist. Born to Swedish soccer player Johnny Klüft and long jumper Ingalill Ahlm Klüft, Carolina was naturally drawn toward sports at an early age. She is also a student of peace and development and participates in charitable campaigns.
Stefan Holm is retired Swedish high jumper who won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He also won silver medal at the 2003 Paris World Indoor Championship and the 2002 Munich European Championship.
Patrik Sjöberg is a former high-jumper who broke the world record by recording a jump of 2.42 meters in 1987. His record is currently the third-best in the world and the best in Europe. He has represented Sweden in three Olympic Games, winning two silver medals and a bronze. He also won four gold medals at the European Indoor Championships.
Swedish sprinter Linda Haglund made her international debut at age 15 and never looked back. She competed in the Olympics thrice, finishing fourth in the 100m event in Moscow. Part of the Legends of 1956, she became a painter, designer, and author after retirement. She died of cancer at 59.
Swedish athlete Gunder Hägg broke 15 world records throughout his illustrious career. The middle-distance runner was born to a lumberjack and first gained attention when he earned the second place at a national sports meet. Nicknamed Gunder the Wonder by his fans, he was once banned from competition for accepting payment.
Ferry Svan is a Swedish professional logging sportsman who has many honors to his name. He is the first Swedish person to compete in a World Championship in logging sports, the first Swede to win a World Championship, and the youngest person to compete in logging sports as a Senior athlete.
Best remembered for his rivalry with Gunder Hägg, Swedish middle-distance runner Arne Andersson set many world records and also won 7 national titles, including 2 individual and 5 relay titles. The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal winner was once banned, like Hägg, for accepting money to run.
Swedish track and field athlete Eric Lemming was a pioneer in javelin throw and won three golds in the first two Olympic javelin events. He excelled in both the modern style and freestyle forms of javelin. He also exhibited his skills in high jump, hammer throw, and pole vault.
Lars Hall was a modern pentathlete who represented Sweden at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1952, Hall became the first civilian to win an individual gold medal in modern pentathlete at the Olympics. He also won an individual gold in the 1956 Olympics. The same year, Hall was honored with the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal for his achievements.
