Staffan Bo Strand (born 18 April 1976 in
Upplands Väsby
Upplands Väsby () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Upplands Väsby Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 149,463 inhabitants in 2020.
History
The municipality has a long history with clear traces of settlements from t ...
) is a
Swedish
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former
high jump
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er. He currently lives in
Norrmalm
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History
Norrmalm is part of the larger borough of Norrmalm (''Norrmalms stadsdelsområde'').
The southern part of the district, Lower Norrmalm (''Nedre Norrmalm''), also known as City, const ...
in
Stockholm
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with his wife since 2004 Tiffany.
Career
His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in July 2000 in
Nice
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and in September 2000 at the
Olympic Games
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in
Sydney
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. He has an indoor personal best of 2.35 metres, achieved in June 2002 in
Stockholm
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Staffan was a 6-time
Big Ten
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champion and 5-time All-American in his three years of competition for the
University of Minnesota
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. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with High Distinction and a Master of Science in Computer Engineering. Upon completing the master's degree, he started work on a PhD doing advanced research in Storage and Data Management.
In July 2008, Staffan Strand decided to retire from elite sports because his ankle could not cope with the hard training.
Achievements
Progression
References
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1976 births
Living people
People from Upplands Väsby Municipality
Swedish male high jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Sweden
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering alumni
European Athletics Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Stockholm County