# Staffan Strand > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Staffan_Strand > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Staffan_Strand.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffan_Strand > Source revision: 1352987837 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Swedish high jumper}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name=Staffan Strand |birth_date={{birth date and age|1976|04|18|df=y}} |birth_place= [Upplands Väsby](/source/Upplands_V%C3%A4sby), Sweden |death_date= |death_place= |show-medals=yes |medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [Athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport))}} {{MedalCountry | {{SWE}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[World Indoor Championships](/source/IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships)}} {{MedalBronze | [2001 Lisbon](/source/2001_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships) |[High jump](/source/2001_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump)}} {{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/European_Athletics_Championships)}} {{MedalBronze|[2002 Munich](/source/2002_European_Athletics_Championships)|[High jump](/source/2002_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump)}} {{MedalCompetition|[European Indoor Championships](/source/European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships)}} {{MedalGold | [2002 Vienna](/source/2002_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) |[High jump](/source/2002_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump)}} {{MedalCompetition|[European U23 Championships](/source/European_Athletics_U23_Championships)}} {{MedalGold | [1997 Turku](/source/1997_European_Athletics_U23_Championships) | High Jump}} }} '''Staffan Bo Strand''' (born 18 April 1976) is a [Swedish](/source/Sweden) former [high jump](/source/high_jump)er. He currently{{when|date=August 2016}} lives in [Norrmalm](/source/Norrmalm) in [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm) with his wife since 2004 Tiffany. ==Career== His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in July 2000 in [Nice](/source/Nice) and in September 2000 at the [Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games) in [Sydney](/source/Sydney). He has an indoor personal best of 2.35 metres, achieved in June 2002 in [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm). [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete=20597/BioPopUpIndoor.html] Staffan was a 6-time [Big Ten](/source/Big_Ten) champion and 5-time All-American in his three years of competition for the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota). He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with High Distinction and a Master of Science in Computer Engineering. Upon completing the master's degree, he started work on a PhD doing advanced research in Storage and Data Management. In July 2008, Staffan Strand decided to retire from elite sports because his ankle could not cope with the hard training.{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/sluthoppat-for-staffan-strand|title=Sluthoppat för Staffan Strand|newspaper=SVT Sport|language=Swedish|date=4 July 2008|accessdate=4 July 2008}} In May 2026, he became a CEO of Eficode{{Cite web |date=2026-05-07 |title=Eficode appoints Staffan Strand as CEO to lead AI transformation of software development lifecycle |url=https://news.cision.com/eficode-oy/r/eficode-appoints-staffan-strand-as-ceo-to-lead-ai-transformation-of-software-development-lifecycle,c4345999 |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=News Powered by Cision |language=en}}. ==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{SWE}} |- |1995 |[European Junior Championships](/source/1995_European_Athletics_Junior_Championships) |[Nyíregyháza, Hungary](/source/Ny%C3%ADregyh%C3%A1za%2C_Hungary) |5th |2.17 m |- |1996 |[European Indoor Championships](/source/1996_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) |[Stockholm, Sweden](/source/Stockholm%2C_Sweden) |9th |[2.20 m](/source/1996_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |rowspan=2|1997 |[European U23 Championships](/source/1997_European_Athletics_U23_Championships) |[Turku, Finland](/source/Turku%2C_Finland) |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |[2.28 m](/source/1997_European_Athletics_U23_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |[World Championships](/source/1997_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Athens, Greece](/source/Athens%2C_Greece) |15th (q) |[2.23 m](/source/1997_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |1998 |[European Championships](/source/1998_European_Athletics_Championships) |[Budapest, Hungary](/source/Budapest%2C_Hungary) |8th |[2.27 m](/source/1998_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |rowspan=3|1999 |[World Indoor Championships](/source/1999_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships) |[Maebashi, Japan](/source/Maebashi%2C_Japan) |5th |[2.25 m](/source/1999_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |[Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_1999_Summer_Universiade) |[Palma de Mallorca, Spain](/source/Palma_de_Mallorca%2C_Spain) | – |[NM](/source/Athletics_at_the_1999_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |[World Championships](/source/1999_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Seville, Spain](/source/Seville%2C_Spain) |5th |[2.29 m](/source/1999_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |2000 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics) |[Sydney, Australia](/source/Sydney%2C_Australia) |6th |[2.32 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |rowspan=2|2001 |[World Indoor Championships](/source/2001_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships) |[Lisbon, Portugal](/source/Lisbon%2C_Portugal) |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |[2.29 m](/source/2001_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |[World Championships](/source/2001_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Edmonton, Canada](/source/Edmonton%2C_Canada) |6th |[2.25 m](/source/2001_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |rowspan=2|2002 |[European Indoor Championships](/source/2002_European_Indoor_Athletics_Championships) |[Vienna](/source/Vienna), [Austria](/source/Austria) |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |[2.34 m](/source/2002_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |[European Championships](/source/2002_European_Athletics_Championships) |[Munich, Germany](/source/Munich%2C_Germany) |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |[2.27 m](/source/2002_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |rowspan=2|2003 |[World Indoor Championships](/source/2003_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships) |[Birmingham, United Kingdom](/source/Birmingham%2C_United_Kingdom) |7th |[2.25 m](/source/2003_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |[World Championships](/source/2003_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Paris, France](/source/Paris%2C_France) |22nd (q) |[2.20 m](/source/2003_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |- |2004 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics) |[Athens, Greece](/source/Athens%2C_Greece) |18th (q) |[2.25 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_high_jump) |} ==Progression== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Height |- |1984 |1.10m |- |1985 |1.25m (1.26m i) |- |1986 |1.33m (1.35m i) |- |1987 |1.40m (1.45m i) |- |1988 |1.52m (1.60m i) |- |1989 |1.63m (1.65m i) |- |1990 |1.71m |- |1991 |1.71m |- |1992 |1.80m |- |1993 |1.88m (1.91m i) |- |1994 |2.11m |- |1995 |2.22m |- |1996 |2.27m |- |1997 |2.28m |- |1998 |2.31m |- |1999 |2.30m |- |2000 |2.32m |- |2001 |2.31m (2.34m i) |- |2002 |2.30m (2.35m i) |- |2003 |2.26m (2.32m i) |- |2004 |2.30m |- |2005 |Injured (stress fracture ankle) |- |2006 |2.25m |- |2007 |2.15m |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{World Athletics||name=Staffan Strand}} *{{Official website|http://www.staffanstrand.com}} {{Footer European Champions Indoor High Jump Men}} {{Footer U23 European Champions High Jump Men}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Strand, Staffan}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:People from Upplands Väsby Municipality Category:Swedish men high jumpers Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Sweden Category:University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering alumni Category:European Athletics Championships medalists Category:Athletes from Stockholm County Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's track and field athletes --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Staffan Strand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffan_Strand) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffan_Strand?action=history)). 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