Carolina Klüft
Carolina Evelyn Klüft (born February 2, 1983) is a Swedish athlete. She competes in heptathlon, long jump and pentathlon. She is the current Olympic, World (twice) and European (twice) heptathlon champion and is regarded as one of the best female athletes in the world. Since 16/09/2002, Klüft has been continuously ranked as the world's leading heptathlete, by the IAAF. This is currently the longest of any athlete.
She is also normally a member of the Swedish 4 × 100 m relay team at international competitions, and was part of the team that set the national record.
Her main coach is Agne Bergvall. She is 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall and weighs 65 kg.
On 2 September 2012, during the Finland-Sweden athletics international at Ullevi, Carolina Klüft officially ended her career and retired from sports.[1]
Carolina Klüft Media
Klüft at the 2005 European U23 Championships, where she competed in the long jump event.
Carolina Klüft with her medals in 2007
References
- ↑ "Rörd Klüft i tårar efter sista loppet | Friidrott | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.