Håkon Särnblom (born 3 March 1966) is a retired Norwegian

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er. He represented IK Tjalve and IF Minerva during his active career. He finished tenth at the 1988 European Indoor Championships, fourteenth at the 1990 European Indoor Championships, sixth at the 1994 European Indoor Championships, fourth at the 1994 European Championships and tenth at the

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. He competed at the

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as well as the World Championships in

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and

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without reaching the finals. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1986, 1988-1990 and 1992. Särnblom made a brief comeback at the 2006 Norwegian championships, representing Haugesund IL, but failed to clear his opening height at the competition. His personal best jump was 2.31 metres, achieved in August 1994 in

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. This makes him the second best high jumper in Norwegian history after Steinar Hoen. Särnblom has also played

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in the highest Norwegian league.History of Ullern Basket
He is married to fellow former high jumper

Hanne Haugland Hanne Birgit Haugland (born 14 December 1967 in Haugesund) is a former Norway, Norwegian high jumper. She represented the clubs Haugesund IL, IL i BUL, SK Vidar and IF Minerva during her senior career. Biography In her early international car ...

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* 1966 births Living people Norwegian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Norway Norwegian men's basketball players 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub