Martin Eriksson

Martin Eriksson (born 15 June 1971 in Stockholm) is a retired Swedish pole vaulter.

For the Swedish cyclo-cross cyclist, see Martin Eriksson (cyclist). For the musician Martin Eriksson, see E-Type (musician).

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.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Sweden
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 14th 4.70 m
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 8th (q) 5.10 m[2]
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 5th 5.70 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th 5.55 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 9th 5.50 m
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 23rd (q) 5.40 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th (q) 5.30 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 4th 5.40 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 14th (q) 5.55 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 2nd 5.70 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 22nd (q) 5.55 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th 5.50 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 9th (q) 5.55 m

References
  1. Swedish all-time lists, men Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. No mark in the final


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