1. Christian Olsson 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.
11 Facts About Christian Olsson
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Christian Olsson won the overall IAAF Golden League jackpot in 2004 where he cashed in 500,000 US dollars.
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Christian Olsson has won the Swedish Championships seven times, and has competed successfully on national level in high jumping.
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Christian Olsson first became interested in triple jump after watching Jonathan Edwards set the world record at the World Championships in his hometown Gothenburg.
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At the beginning of the 2007 indoor season, Christian Olsson was injured yet again, and was unable to compete at the European indoor championships.
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Christian Olsson went to the 2007 World Championships in Athletics but had to pull out before the competition due to an injury during training.
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Christian Olsson suggested that he might retire from the sport.
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In July 2009, Christian Olsson made a comeback in a minor event arranged by Orgryte IS in Gothenburg.
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On 3 August 2009 Christian Olsson competed in Swedish Championships in Malmo.
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Christian Olsson won the competition with a jump at 16.72 m This was the first competition Olsson failed to reach 17 m or more since he jumped in a competition in Birmingham in 2003.
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On 14 May 2012, Christian Olsson ultimately declared his intentions to retire from professional triple jump competitions.