Stefan is pictured above with his High Jump Gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
The inset picture shows Holm with his fellow medallists Matt Hemingway (left) and
Jaroslav Baba and illustrates the significant advantage in height that the two had over Stefan,
making the Swede's victory all the more impressive.
.
| Olympic Games 2004 |
|
Men's High Jump Final.
|
| 1. Stefan Holm |
|
SWE |
|
2.36m |
| 2. Matt Hemingway |
|
USA |
|
2.34m |
| 3. Jaroslav Baba |
|
CZE |
|
2.34m |
| 4. Jamie Nieto |
|
USA |
|
2.34m |
| 5. Andriy Sokolovskyy |
|
UKR |
|
2.32m |
| 6. Yaroslav Rybakov |
|
RUS |
|
2.32m |
| 7. Mark Boswell |
|
CAN |
|
2.29m |
| 8. Svatoslav Ton |
|
CZE |
|
2.29m |
| |