Linus Thörnblad

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Linus Thörnblad (born 6 March 1985 in Lund) is a Swedish athlete competing in high jump. He won the bronze medal at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Swedish media expect Linus to take over the throne of comrade Stefan Holm after the latter quits, and his recent improvements tend to reinforce this sentiment.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	17th	2.15
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	4th	2.21
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	24th	2.20
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	20th	2.18
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	2.33
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	2.34
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	2.33
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, UK	2nd	2.32
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	15th	2.16

[edit] Personal bests

• High jump
  • Indoors – 2.38 metres (Swedish Championships, February 25^th 2007, Gothenburg)
  • Outdoors – 2.34 metres (2006 European Championships in Athletics, August 9^th 2006, Gothenburg)

[edit] External links

IAAF profile for Linus Thörnblad