- Patrik Klüft
Arne Patrik Klüft (born Arne Patrik Kristiansson on
June 3 ,1977 inGöteborg ) is a Swedishpole vault athlete.He made his breakthrough in 1998 when he set a new Swedish record with 5.77 metres. In 2001 he jumped 5.83 and the following year 5.85. His greatest success came at the 2003 World Championships in
Paris where he equalled his personal best and won the bronze medal.Other achievements include silver at the 2002 European Indoor Championships in
Vienna , silver at the 1996 World Junior Championships inSydney , three Swedish records, fourth place at the 2002 European Championships inMunich as well as 4 national championships (1998, 2001, 2002, 2003).He is married to
Carolina Klüft and the couple lives inKarlskrona .Personal bests
*Pole vault – 5.85 metres (23 August 2002,
Finnkampen 2002,Helsinki )External links
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* [http://www.patrikkristiansson.se/ Official site]
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