| Melwin Lycke Holm | |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | High jump Long jump |
| Pb: | High jump |
| Club: | Kils AIK |
| Father: | Stefan Holm |
| Hometown: | Kil, Värmland |
| Updated: | 15 January 2024 |
Melwin Lycke Holm (born 12 October 2004) is a Swedish high jumper and long jumper. He was the winner of the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships, and he is the son of Olympic gold medallist Stefan Holm.
Holm has been competitive in the high jump from a very young age, as he jumped 1.87 metres at age 12 in 2017 to break the single-age world record.[1] His father had not achieved that mark until he was two years older, at age 14 at the 1991 Swedish Indoor Championships.[2] Later that year, he improved to 1.97 metres indoors.[3] On account of his father, Holm's youth career was covered extensively by the Swedish press.[4]
However, Holm did not compete outside the Nordic countries until 2021, and his first continental championship came in 2023 at the European U20 Championships in Jerusalem. At the championships, he was closely matched by the favorite Edoardo Stronati, and both did not clear past 2.18 metres. As the final heights were a tie, the competition had to be decided on countback, and Holm's first-time clearance at 2.18 m earned him the gold medal.[5]
Holm is the son of Stefan Holm, Olympic high jump gold medallist. He trains with the Kils AIK athletics club in Kil, Värmland.
Holm has tried to carve his own path distinct from his father, as he jumps from a different foot than his father and has goals of surpassing his achievements.
| Mark | class=unsortable | ! | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.63 m | ||||||
| 2 | 1.80 m | Karlstad | |||||
| 3 | 1.87 m | [6] [7] | |||||
| 4 | 1.89 m | Gävle | |||||
| 5 | 1.97 m | Karlstad | |||||
| 6 | 1.98 m | Göteborgs Inomhus | |||||
| 7 | 2.00 m | ||||||
| 8 | 2.01 m | Skarakampen | |||||
| 9 | 2.04 m | ||||||
| 10 | 2.05 m | Stjärnspelen | |||||
| 11 | 2.09 m | ||||||
| 12 | 2.13 m | ||||||
| 13 | 2.17 m | Landslagsutmaningen | |||||
| 14 | 2.18 m | Swedish U20 Championships |
| Mark | class=unsortable | ! | Competition | Venue | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.89 m | ||||||
| 2 | 7.04 m | ||||||
| 3 | 7.11 m | USM15-16 | |||||
| 4 | 7.17 m | Mälarspelen | |||||
| 5 | 7.20 m | USM15-16 Hopp | |||||
| 6 | 7.37 m | Goliatspelen | |||||
| 7 | 7.38 m | Örebro Indoor Games och IDM | |||||
| 8 | 7.42 m | Täby Vinterspel | |||||
| 9 | 7.45 m | Folksam GP | |||||
| 10 | 7.51 m | Nordic U20 Match |