Carolina Kluft Biography
68m. She was later
awarded Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year Trophy 2003. That same year, Klüft
also received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
She went on to win the heptathlon gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a
score of 6,952 points. She took the lead after the high jump and extended her lead after every
event from then on. With Eunice Barber absent through injury, Klüft won by an Olympic
record margin of 517 points, ahead of Austra Skujyte. She also entered the long jump,
qualifying for the final but finishing 11th.
The day before the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Klüft injured her foot.
The injury affected her performance, particularly in the high jump which was a clearance of
only 1.82m. Klüft fell well behind Eunice Barber but made a comeback with a personal best
shot put of 15.02 m and then took the lead after the 200 m. She then stretched her lead with a
good long jump effort of 6
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