Martin Eriksson

Veronica Eriksson, born Martin Eriksson (15th June 1971 in Stockholm) is a retired Swedish pole vaulter.

Her personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in March 2000 in Pietersburg. This places her fourth on the Swedish all-time list, behind Armand Duplantis, Oscar Janson and Patrik Kristiansson and equal to Alhaji Jeng.^[1]

In February 2020, Eriksson told about her undergone hormone treatment, facial surgery, legal gender reassignment and name change to Veronica.

Achievements[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Sweden
1989	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	14th	4.70 m
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	8th (q)	5.10 m[2]
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	5th	5.70 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th	5.55 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	9th	5.50 m
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	23rd (q)	5.40 m
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	17th (q)	5.30 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	4th	5.40 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th (q)	5.55 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	2nd	5.70 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	22nd (q)	5.55 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	5.50 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	9th (q)	5.55 m

References[]

• Martin Eriksson at World Athletics

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