Per Thomas Eriksson (born 1 May 1963 in

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, Gävleborg) is a retired male

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er from

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. He also competed in the men's

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during his career. He finished ninth at the 1984 European Indoor Championships. He became Swedish champion in 1990 and 1991, and also has four gold medals in

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and

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. He became NCAA champion in 1985 for

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. His personal highest jump was 2.32 metres, achieved in June 1985 in

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.Swedish Men's All-Time Top-30 (last updated 2000)
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1963 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Lamar Cardinals track and field athletes Olympic athletes for Sweden Swedish expatriates in the United States Swedish male high jumpers Swedish male triple jumpers {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub