Alhaji Jeng is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

er and actor

Actor

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Jeng came to Sweden when he was just 3 months old, but retained his Gambian citizenship until he was 18 years old, when he applied for and was granted Swedish citizenship. He currently has the Gambian national record at 5.30 metres, set before his Swedish citizenship.

For Sweden he won the silver medal

Silver medal

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 at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....

. He holds the Swedish national indoor record at 5.80 metres. His outdoor personal best is also 5.80 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Zhukovskiy. This places him third on the Swedish all-time list, behind Oscar Janson

Oscar Janson

Oscar Janson is a Swedish pole vaulter.He finished ninth at the 2002 European Championships, and competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final....

 and Patrik Kristiansson

Patrik Kristiansson

Arne Patrik Klüft is a Swedish pole vault athlete.He made his breakthrough in 1998 when he set a new Swedish record with 5.77 metres. In 2001 he jumped 5.83 and the following year 5.85...

 and equal to Martin Eriksson

Martin Eriksson

Martin Eriksson is a retired Swedish pole vaulter.His personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in March 2000 in Pietersburg. This places him third on the Swedish all-time list, behind Oscar Janson and Patrik Kristiansson and equal to Alhaji Jeng.-Achievements:-References:...

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He has two brothers, Kebba and Ablie Jeng, and three sisters, Aji Fatou, Aji Hadi and Ida.