February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Stefan_holm":
Sport: 28 Apr 11
Revelations that Swedish Olympic high jumper Patrik Sjöberg faced years of sexual abuse by his late coach and stepfather have left the Swedish athletics establishment reeling.
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Sport: 28 Jul 10
Swedish Olympic champion Carolina Klüft squeaked into Wednesday's long jump final at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona on Tuesday, jumping 6.62m for 12th for the last spot.
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Science & Technology: 12 Nov 08
Sweden is helping Montenegro dispose of 26 tonnes of napalm that was stored at a military facility in the Bay of Kotor, a popular tourist destination on its Adriatic coast.
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Sport: 14 Sep 08
Swedish high jumper Stefan Holm announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday. Holm ended his 20-year 'love affair' with a second place at the World Athletics Final in Stuttgart.
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Sport: 19 Aug 08
Defending Olympic champion Stefan Holm had his hopes of a gold medal dashed on Tuesday - the Swede came fourth in the men's high jump final.
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Sport: 6 Aug 08
With the official opening of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games just days away, The Local offers readers a quick guide to some of Sweden’s medal hopefuls.
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National: 23 Jul 08
A thigh muscle injury to Christian Olsson, the defending Olympic triple jump champion, soured the DN Gala for Swedish fans in Stockholm on Tuesday. Olsson will now miss out on Beijing and his career could be over.
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Sport: 14 Jul 08
Swedish high-jumper Stefan Holm set a 2008 world best by jumping 2.37 metres in Athens. Holm looked in top form as the defence of his Olympic title beckons.
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Sport: 19 Dec 07
Carolina Klüft and Stefan Holm have proposed radical measures to keep athletes from taking performance-enhancing drugs.
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Sport: 3 Sep 07
Athletics: Swedes disappointed with failure to reach the podium. Football: Zlatan back in the groove. Tennis: Johansson and Björkman bow out of US Open.
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Sport: 27 Aug 07
Athletics: Kallur, Mohamed, Holm and Thörnblad keep Swedish flag flying at World Championships. Football: Fabregas strike stops Sven in his tracks.
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Sport: 20 Aug 07
Football: Eriksson's flying start continues at Man City. Golf: Finn wins Scandinavian Masters. Athletics: Preview of Sweden's chances at the World Championships.
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Sport: 5 Mar 07
New to The Local: A weekly sports digest following the fortunes of sporting Swedes. This week: Sweden claims athletics gold medals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic rejoins the national team. Dolph Lundgren watches ice hockey in Dallas. And more besides.
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Sport: 6 Aug 06
The European Athletics Championships gets under way in Gothenburg on Monday with a host of Olympic and world champions looking to add a continental title to their accolades.
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National: 31 Jan 06
England football coach Sven-Göran Eriksson has been awarded the King's Medal by King Carl Gustaf at a ceremony in Stockholm. He was given the honour for his 'valuable contributions to football'.
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National: 14 Jul 05
'Victoria Day' has become part of the Swedish calendar: a thousand well-wishers, a bunch of sports stars, and a stage full of celebs join the fun as Crown Princess Victoria turns 28.
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Smörgåsbord: 9 Jun 05
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Politics: 1 Apr 05
An Olympic gold medallist stripped of his title, a statue of the prime minister at the expense of a new ice arena and a government proposal to move Christmas to mid-February. Yes, it was April Fools' Day.
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Sport: 27 Aug 04
There's nothing like a fistful of medals to make a country proud. Granted, Sweden hasn't quite won a fistful, but after a barren start things certainly picked up in week two.
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Sport: 20 Aug 04
Sweden is a small country with big sporting expectations. But does it have the athletes to deliver the goods? The Local separates the Olympians from the Tourists in Sweden's team - so now you can go table tennis-crazy too.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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