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.[1]
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.[2]
In February 2020, Eriksson told about her undergone hormone treatment, facial surgery, legal gender reassignment and name change to Veronica.
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1989 | European Junior Championships | Varaždin, Yugoslavia | 14th | 4.70 m | |
1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 8th (q) | 5.10 m[3] | |
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 |