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Patrik Sjöberg

1965 - Today

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Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpɑ̌ːtrɪk ˈɧø̂ːbærj]; born 5 January 1965) is a Swedish former high jumper. He broke the world record with 2.42 m (7 ft 11+1⁄4 in) in Stockholm on 30 June 1987. This mark is still the European record and ranks him third on the world all-time list behind Javier Sotomayor and Mutaz Essa Barshim. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrik Sjöberg has received more than 151,364 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Patrik Sjöberg is the 409th most popular athlete (up from 525th in 2019), the 639th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 692nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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  • 25

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Patrik Sjöberg ranks 409 out of 3,059Before him are Jonni Myyrä, Bobby Morrow, István Somodi, Bud Houser, Colette Besson, and Percy Williams. After him are Kazım Ayvaz, Nils Hellsten, Gergely Kulcsár, Igor Nikulin, Paavo Yrjölä, and Elżbieta Krzesińska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Patrik Sjöberg ranks 192Before him are Doug Liman, Aaron Kwok, Paige Turco, Trent Reznor, Belén Rueda, and John Bosman. After him are Alexander Siddig, Johan Museeuw, Ruud Hesp, Ted Raimi, Jean, Count of Paris, and Paulina Porizkova.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Patrik Sjöberg ranks 639 out of 1,612Before him are Tore Svensson (1927), Janne Andersson (1962), Jan Boklöv (1966), Mic Michaeli (1962), Ulrika Pasch (1735), and Arvid Holmberg (1886). After him are Nils Hellsten (1885), Sara Lidman (1923), Torsten Lindberg (1917), Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933), Charles John Andersson (1827), and Christina Schollin (1937).

Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Patrik Sjöberg ranks 19Before him are Henry Eriksson (1920), Lars Hall (1927), Martin Lundström (1918), Gösta Andersson (1917), Erik Lundqvist (1908), and Karl-Erik Nilsson (1922). After him are Nils Hellsten (1885), Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933), Gunnar Sköld (1894), John Mikaelsson (1913), Anders Gärderud (1946), and Inga Gentzel (1908).