Christian Olsson
Christian Olsson during the European Team Championships in Budapest, Hungary in June 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Christian Bert Olsson |
| Born | 25 January 1980 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Sweden |
Event(s) | Triple jump, High jump |
| Club | Örgryte IS |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 17.79 m 17.83 m (indoors) |
Medal record | |
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.