Veronica Eriksson

Veronica Eriksson, born Martin Eriksson (15 June 1971) is a retired Swedish pole vaulter. She was born in Stockholm.

Her personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in March 2000 in Pietersburg. This places her fourth on the Swedish all-time list, behind Armand Duplantis, Oscar Janson and Patrik Kristiansson and equal to Alhaji Jeng.

Competing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers track and field team, Eriksson won the 1993 pole vault at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 5.50 metres.

In February 2020, Eriksson told about her undergone hormone treatment, facial surgery, legal gender reassignment and name change to Veronica.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Sweden
1989	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	14th	4.70 m
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	8th (q)	5.10 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	5th	5.70 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th	5.55 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	9th	5.50 m
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	23rd (q)	5.40 m
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	17th (q)	5.30 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	4th	5.40 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th (q)	5.55 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	2nd	5.70 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	22nd (q)	5.55 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	5.50 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	9th (q)	5.55 m

References

• Veronica Eriksson at World Athletics