Peter Widén (born 2 July 1967 in Växjö) is a retired Swedish pole vaulter.
He set a national record of 5.75 metres at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. The record currently belongs to Armand Duplantis with 6.31 metres.Swedish all-time lists, men
Achievements Representing 1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1st (q) No mark in the final.5.00 m1989European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands10th5.40 mWorld Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary10th5.40 m1990European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom –NMEuropean ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia —NM1991World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain6th5.60 mWorld Championships Tokyo, Japan5th5.75 m (NR)1992European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy5th5.60 mOlympic Games Barcelona, Spain21st (q)5.40 m1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada18th (q)5.30 mWorld Championships Stuttgart, Germany11th5.60 m1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France1st (q)5.50 mNo mark in the finalEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland13th (q)5.40 m1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain –NMWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden18th (q)5.40 m1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden4th5.70 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece21st (q)5.45 m1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain20th (q)5.40 m
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