Veronica Eriksson, born Martin Eriksson (15 June 1971) is a retired Swedish pole vaulter. She was born in Stockholm.
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]
Competing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers track and field team, Eriksson won the 1993 pole vault at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 5.50 metres.[2]
In February 2020, Eriksson told about her undergone hormone treatment, facial surgery, legal gender reassignment and name change to Veronica.
Achievements
edit| 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[3] |
| 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
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- ^ Swedish all-time lists, men Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Veronica (Martin) Eriksson - M Club Hall of Fame". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ No mark in the final
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