Erica Johansson
Encyclopedia
Erica Johansson is a former Swedish
athlete who specialized in long jump
.
She was very promising as a junior long jumper. At the age of 15 she equalled the Swedish record with 6.50 meters. One year later she won the silver medal in the 1990 World Junior Championships, jumping 6.50 again. She won the gold medal at the 1992 World Junior Championships. Her only achievement at senior level came at the 2000 European Indoor Championships
, where she won the gold medal in long jump with 6.89.
She retired after the 2001 season.
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....
athlete who specialized in long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
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She was very promising as a junior long jumper. At the age of 15 she equalled the Swedish record with 6.50 meters. One year later she won the silver medal in the 1990 World Junior Championships, jumping 6.50 again. She won the gold medal at the 1992 World Junior Championships. Her only achievement at senior level came at the 2000 European Indoor Championships
2000 European Indoor Athletics Championships
The 26th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 25 February to Sunday, 27 February 2000 in Ghent, Belgium.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:-Participating nations:...
, where she won the gold medal in long jump with 6.89.
She retired after the 2001 season.
Personal bests
- Long jumpLong jumpThe long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
- 6.99 (2000), National record - High jumpHigh jumpThe high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
- 1.78 (1989) - Triple JumpTriple jumpThe triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
- 13.95 (1999) - 100 meters - 11.88 (1997)
- 200 m - 23.75 (1997)
- 800 m - 2:21.95 (1989)
- 100 m hurdles - 13.63 (1998)
- 400 m hurdles - 58.86 (1994)