Thomas Eriksson (athlete)
Encyclopedia
Per Thomas Eriksson is a retired male high jump
er from Sweden
. He also competed in the men's triple jump
during his career.
He finished ninth at the 1984 European Indoor Championships
. He became Swedish champion in 1990 and 1991, and also has four gold medals in long
and triple jump
. He represented the sports clubs Turebergs FK
and Arbrå IK. He became NCAA champion in 1985 for Lamar University
.
His personal best jump was 2.32 metres, achieved in June 1985 in Austin.
High jump
The 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....
er from Sweden
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....
. He also competed in the men's triple jump
Triple jump
The 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...
during his career.
He finished ninth at the 1984 European Indoor Championships
1984 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 15th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Gothenburg, a city in Sweden, in 1984.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...
. He became Swedish champion in 1990 and 1991, and also has four gold medals in long
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...
and triple jump
Triple jump
The 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...
. He represented the sports clubs Turebergs FK
Turebergs FK
Turebergs Friidrottsklubb is an athletics club based in Sollentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden.Some athletes affiliated with it are Olympic high jump champion Kajsa Bergqvist and her coach Bengt Jönsson, sprinter Eric Josjö and high jumper Thomas Eriksson....
and Arbrå IK. He became NCAA champion in 1985 for Lamar University
Lamar University
Lamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher...
.
His personal best jump was 2.32 metres, achieved in June 1985 in Austin.
Achievements
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| 1984 | Olympic Games 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984... |
Los Angeles, United States Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
18th | Triple jump | 15.97 m |