About Stefan Holm
Stefan Christian Holm is a retired Swedish high jumper. He won an Olympic gold medal, a silver in the World Championships, and one silver and one bronze medal in the European Championships. His personal records are 2.37 m and 2.40 m. Clearing the bar 59 centimeters over his own height, he currently holds, jointly with American Franklin Jacobs, the world record for height differential. In 2004, Holm won the 2004 Summer Olympics high jump gold in Athens with a jump of 2.36 and was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. Clearing the bar 59 centimeters (23 in) over his own height, he currently holds, jointly with American Franklin Jacobs, the world record for height differential. He saw a Swedish high-jumping legend, and former world-record holder, Patrik Sjöberg, compete on television.
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