Veronica Eriksson, born ''Martin Eriksson'' (15 June 1971) is a retired Swedish
pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
er. She was born in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
.
Her personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in March 2000 in
. This places her fourth on the Swedish all-time list, behind
Armand Duplantis
Armand Gustav "Mondo" Duplantis (born 10 November 1999) is an American-born Swedish pole vaulter, the current world outdoor and indoor record holder ( and ), the current Olympic and World outdoor and indoor champion, the current European outd ...
,
Oscar Janson and
Patrik Kristiansson Patrick may refer to:
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and equal to
Alhaji Jeng
Alhaji Jeng (born 13 December 1981) is a Swedish pole vaulter.
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 curren ...
.
Swedish all-time lists, men
In February 2020, Eriksson told about her undergone hormone treatment, facial surgery, legal gender reassignment and name change to Veronica.
Achievements
References
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1971 births
Living people
Swedish male pole vaulters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Sweden
Athletes from Stockholm
Competitors at the 1999 Summer Universiade
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