Stefan Holm

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Stefan Holm

Stefan Holm during the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in January 2014
Personal information
Full name	Stefan Christian Holm[1]
Born	(1976-05-25) 25 May 1976 (age 48)[1] Forshaga, Sweden[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)[1]
Children	Melwin Lycke Holm
Sport
Country	Sweden
Event	High jump
Club	Kils AIK
Retired	2008
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	2.37 m 2.40 m (indoors)
Medal record Men's Athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 0 1 0 World Indoor Championships 4 0 0 European Championships 0 1 1 European Indoor Championships 2 1 0 Continental Cup 0 0 0 Total 7 3 1 Olympic Games 2004 Athens High jump World Championships 2003 Paris High jump World Indoor Championships 2001 Lisbon High jump 2003 Birmingham High jump 2004 Budapest High jump 2008 Valencia High jump European Championships 2002 Munich High jump 2006 Gothenburg High jump European Indoor Championships 2005 Madrid High jump 2007 Birmingham High jump 2002 Vienna High jump World Athletics Final 2004 Monte Carlo High jump 2003 Monte Carlo High jump 2007 Stuttgart High jump 2008 Stuttgart High jump 2005 Monte Carlo High jump 2006 Stuttgart High jump

Stefan Christian Holm (born 25 May 1976) is a retired Swedish high jumper. He won an Olympic gold medal, a silver in the World Championships, and one silver and one bronze medal in the European Championships. His personal records are 2.37 m (7 ft 9+1⁄4 in) (outdoors, set 2008) and 2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) (indoors, set 2005). Clearing the bar 59 centimeters (23 in) over his own height, he currently holds the world record for height differential, held jointly with American Franklin Jacobs.

Holm is currently coach of Swedish high jumper Sofie Skoog.