Peter Häggström
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Erik Peter Häggström |
Nationality | Swedish |
Born | Malmö, Sweden, EU | January 27, 1976
Sport | |
Country | Sweden |
Sport | Long jump |
Club | IK Ymer, Borås |
Erik Peter Häggström (born January 27, 1976, in Malmö) is a Swedish athlete who competed in the long jump. He represented Sweden at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he placed 11th in his heat and 24th overall in the qualifying round. Following his retirement from competition, he began working for Swedish Television.
He came out as gay in November, 2009.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Komma ut svårare än OS-kval". 14 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ Haggstrom, Peter (2019-03-12). "Gay Swedish Olympian writes the letter he wishes his 13-year-old self had read". Outsports. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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