Sten_Ekberg

Sten Ekberg

Sten Ekberg

Swedish athletics competitor

Sten Anders Ekberg (born 25 December 1964 in Täby, Sweden) is a former decathlon athlete who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics for Sweden[1] and was a Swedish decathlete National Record holder.[2] Sten Ekberg won the Swedish Championship in both decathlon and heptathlon. Ekberg currently resides in the United States where he works as a chiropractor at his office Wellness For Life in Cumming, Georgia.

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Education

Ekberg received a BBA, Magna Cum Laude, from Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business in Dallas, Texas and holds a Doctor of Chiropractic, Magna Cum Laude, from Life University in Marietta, Georgia. He competed in track and field at Southern Methodist where he still holds records.[3]

Olympics and World Championships

  • Olympics: Barcelona 9th place, 1992 (8,136 points)
  • Swedish National Decathlon Record: 1992 (8,246 points)
  • National Championship Decathlon: Sweden 1st place, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992
  • National Championship Heptathlon: Sweden 1st place, 1989, 1993
  • Seven Swedish National Gold Medals
  • European Championships: 10th place, 1986
  • NCAA Division I: Team Championship 1st place, 1986
  • NCAA Division I: Decathlon 2nd place, 1986
  • NCAA Division I: Decathlon 3rd place, 1985
  • Southern Methodist University Records:[4]
    • 100 Meter 1985
    • 400 Meter 1985
    • 1500 Meter 1985
    • 100 hurdles 1985
    • Shot Put 1985
    • Discus 1985
    • Javelin 1985
    • High Jump 1985
    • Pole Vault 1985 (record still held)
    • Long Jump 1985
    • Decathlon Score 1985 (record still held)

See also

References

  1. Olympic.org
  2. Swedish Olympic Committee / Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté
  3. Sports Reference / Olympic Sports
  4. Sten Ekberg at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  5. Wikipedia / List of Decathlon National Championships (Men)
  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sten Ekberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Swedish National Records NR 406". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14.
  3. [3]
    "Southern Methodist Track Records – Outdoor Team Records Top 20". Athletic.net. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. [4]
    Southern Methodist Track Records https://www.athletic.net/TrackandField/SchoolRecords.aspx?SchoolID=21377


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