Peter Widén
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Swedish pole vaulter
Peter Widén (born 2 July 1967 in Växjö ) is a retired Swedish pole vaulter .
He set a national record of 5.75 metres at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. The record currently belongs to Armand Duplantis with 6.18 metres.[1]
Achievements [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Sweden 1986 World Junior Championships Athens , Greece 1st (q) [2] 5.00 m 1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague , Netherlands 10th 5.40 m World Indoor Championships Budapest , Hungary 10th 5.40 m 1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom – NM European Championships Split , Yugoslavia — NM 1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 6th 5.60 m World Championships Tokyo , Japan 5th 5.75 m (NR) 1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa , Italy 5th 5.60 m Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 21st (q) 5.40 m 1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto , Canada 18th (q) 5.30 m World Championships Stuttgart , Germany 11th 5.60 m 1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st (q) 5.50 m [3] European Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (q) 5.40 m 1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain – NM World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 18th (q) 5.40 m 1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 4th 5.70 m 1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 21st (q) 5.45 m 1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 20th (q) 5.40 m
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