Christian Olsson
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Competitor for  Sweden |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Triple jump | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Paris | Triple jump | |
| Silver | 2001 Edmonton | Triple jump | |
| EAA European Championships | |||
| Gold | 2002 Munich | Triple jump | |
| Gold | 2006 Gothenburg | 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 and 2 gold medals in the European championships. He also won the overall Golden League-jackpot in 2004 where he cashed in 500.000 dollars (after splitting the million dollar pot with Tonique Williams-Darling).
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[edit] 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, 17.79 m (2004 Summer Olympics), and shares the World record indoors, 17.83 m (2004). Olsson has won the Swedish Championships seven times, and has also competed successfully on national level in high jumping.
March 7, 2004 at the 2004 World Indoor Championships in Athletics, he jumped 17.83 m and matched the World Record. August 23, 2004 at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he jumped 17.79 m, broke the national record and won the gold medal.
With the Olympic Gold he completed a rare international sweep, having the Olympic, World Indoor, Outdoor, Regional (European) Indoor and Outdoor titles.
Olsson first became interested in triple jump after watching Jonathan Edwards set the world record at the World Championships in his hometown Gothenburg. Since 1999, Olsson has been trained by Yannick Tregaro. Before that, Olsson was trained by Viljo Nousiainen.
During the autumn and winter 2004/2005 he injured his foot (an injury originating from the 2004 Olympic Final), 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 hampering him. In his first competition after the injury, in June 2006, he jumped 17.09 and seem to be back into shape.
Christian currently lives in Monaco with his girlfriend Gordana Bosanec.
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[edit] International medals
[edit] Triple jump
- Olympic Games
- World Championships in Athletics
- World Indoor Championships in Athletics
- 2004, Budapest - 17.83 m - Gold
- 2003, Birmingham - 17.70 m - Gold
- European Athletics Championships
- 2006, Gothenburg - 17.67 m - Gold
- 2002, Munich - 17.53 m - Gold
- European Indoor Athletics Championships
- European Athletics U23 Championships
- 2001, Amsterdam - 17.24 m - Gold
- European Athletics Junior Championships
- 1999, Riga - 16.18 m - Silver
[edit] High jump
- European Athletics Junior Championships
- 1999, Riga - 2.21 m - Gold
[edit] Other victories
[edit] Triple jump
- 2001: Helsinki (Grand Prix) - 17.08 m; Vaasa (European Cup first league) - 17.00 m; Rethymno (athletics meet) - 17.49 m
- 2002: Athens (Grand Prix) - 17.40 m; Seville (European Cup first league) - 17.63 m; Monaco (Golden League) - 17.63 m; Berlin (Golden League) - 17.40 m; Paris (Grand Prix Final) - 17.48 m
- 2003: Lappeenranta (European Cup first league) - 17.38 m; Rethymno (athletics meet) - 17.55 m; Gateshead (Grand Prix) - 17.92(w) m; Stockholm (Grand Prix) - 17.36 m; Monaco (World Athletics Final) - 17.55 m
- 2004: Turin (Grand Prix) - 17.61 m; Bergen (Golden League) - 17.58 m; Bydgoszcz (European Cup super league) - 17.30 m; Gateshead (Grand Prix) - 17.43 m; Rome (Golden League) - 17.50 m; Paris Saint-Denis (Golden League) - 17.41 m; Zürich (Golden League) - 17.46 m; Brussels (Golden League) - 17.44 m; Berlin (Golden League) - 17.45 m; Monaco (World Athletics Final) - 17.66 m
- 2006: Prague (European Cup super league) - 17.40 m; Lausanne (Grand Prix) - 17.62 m; London (Grand Prix) - 17.42 m; Zürich (Golden League-meet) - 17.39 m
- 2007: Vaasa (European Cup first league) - 17.33 m; Paris Saint-Denis (Golden League) - 17.56 m; Rome (Golden League) - 17.19 m
[edit] International awards
- Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year Trophy 2004
- Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year Trophy 2003
[edit] Personal bests
- Triple jump
- Indoor - 17.83 metres (equal World record)
- Outdoor - 17.79 metres
- High jump - 2.28 metres
- Long jump - 7.71 metres
[edit] 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)
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Preceded by Dwain Chambers |
Men's European Athlete of the Year 2003 – 2004 |
Succeeded by Virgilijus Alekna |
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| Preceded by Jonathan Edwards |
Men's Triple Jump Best Year Performance 2003 – 2004 |
Succeeded by Marian Oprea |
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