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Christian Olsson

1980 - Today

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Christian Olsson (born 25 January 1980) is a former Swedish athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. He won an Olympic gold medal, one gold and one silver medal in the World Championships and two gold medals in the European Championships as well as a further two golds in the World Indoor championships. He also won the overall IAAF Golden League jackpot in 2004 where he cashed in 500,000 US dollars (after splitting the million dollar pot with Tonique Williams-Darling). From 2007 to his retirement in 2012, he was beset by injuries which left him largely on the sidelines and unable to compete at top level competitions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Olsson is the 3,323rd most popular athlete (down from 3,056th in 2024), the 1,433rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,397th in 2019) and the 141st most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christian Olsson ranks 3,323 out of 6,025. Before him are Natalya Antyukh, Anja Kluge, Diego Perren, Frédéric Delpla, Anna Olsson, and Adam Ondra. After him are Lucia Morico, Jolanda Čeplak, Mohammed Mourhit, Glory Alozie, Olaf Tufte, and Tatyana Sadovskaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Christian Olsson ranks 604. Before him are Robert Koren, Denise Gough, Massari, Samir Javadzadeh, Elio Germano, and Gro Hammerseng-Edin. After him are Rodrigo, Alexander Moiseenko, Leonid Volkov, Kasper Bøgelund, Carlos Gurpegui, and Bambang Pamungkas.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Christian Olsson ranks 1,433 out of 1,879. Before him are Anna Olsson (1964), Maria Lundqvist (1963), Lars Frölander (1974), Håkan Algotsson (1966), Per Johansson (1963), and Charlotte Kalla (1987). After him are Jonas Bergqvist (1962), Lena Andersson (1970), Anders Borg (1968), Christer Majbäck (1964), Katia Winter (1983), and Jan Karlsson (1966).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Christian Olsson ranks 141. Before him are Robert Hedin (1966), Kenth Eldebrink (1955), Elvira Öberg (1999), Magnus Petersson (1975), Helena Ekholm (1984), and Anna Olsson (1964). After him are Elisabeth Persson (1964), Mikael Löfgren (1969), Martin Ponsiluoma (1995), Björn Ferry (1978), Peder Fredricson (1972), and Pierre Thorsson (1966).

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