Kluft and Olsson voted European Athletes of the Year

December 22, 2003 20:15 IST

Heptathlete Carolina Kluft and triple jumper Christian Olsson, both from Sweden, have been voted European athletes of 2003, the European Athletic Association said.

Kluft became one of only three heptathletes to score more than 7000 points when she won the world championships

in Paris in August. The last heptathlete to top 7000 was Jackie Joyner-Kersee of the US 11 years ago.

Twenty-four-year old Olsson has won 15 outdoor competitions in a row and has jumped over 17 metres in 53 out of 55 competitions since 2001.

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