Erik Peter Häggström (born January 27, 1976 in
Malmö) is a Swedish
athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
who competed in the
long jump. He represented
Sweden at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he placed 11th in his heat and 24th overall in the qualifying round. Following his retirement from competition, he began working for
Swedish Television
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.
He
came out as
gay in November, 2009.
See also
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Homosexuality in sports
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There have been several notable outspoken homosexual athletes, including John Curry, Bill ...
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Principle 6 campaign
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References
Sports-reference profile*
1976 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Gay sportsmen
Swedish LGBT sportspeople
Olympic athletes of Sweden
Sportspeople from Malmö
Swedish male long jumpers
LGBT track and field athletes
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