Melwin Lycke Holm (born 12 October 2004) is a Swedish high jumper and long jumper. He won a gold medal in the high jump at the 2023 European U20 Championships and a bronze medal in the same event at the 2025 European U23 Championships. He is the son of Olympic gold medallist Stefan Holm.
Career Lycke 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. His father had not achieved that mark until he was two years older, at age 14 at the 1991 Swedish Indoor Championships. Later that year, he improved to 1.97 metres indoors. On account of his father, Lycke Holm's youth career was covered extensively by the Swedish press.
However, Lycke 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 Lycke Holm's first-time clearance at 2.18 m earned him the gold medal.
Personal life Lycke Holm is the son of Stefan Holm, Olympic high jump gold medallist. He trains with the Kils AIK athletics club in Kil.
Lycke 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.
Statistics
Personal best progression + High Jump progression # Mark Competition Venue Date Ref 1 1.63 m Kil, Sweden 2 1.80 m Karlstad Karlstad, Sweden 3 1.87 m Gothenburg Youth Games Gothenburg, Sweden 4 1.89 m Gävle Gävle, Sweden 5 1.97 m Karlstad Karlstad, Sweden 6 1.98 m Göteborgs Inomhus Göteborg, Sweden 7 2.00 m Gothenburg Youth Games Göteborg, Sweden 8 2.01 m Skarakampen Skara, Sweden 9 2.04 m Trollbäcken, Sweden 10 2.05 m Stjärnspelen Arvika, Sweden 11 2.09 m Swedish Athletics Championships Karlstad, Sweden 12 2.13 m Nordic Indoor Athletics Match Helsinki, Finland 13 2.17 m Landslagsutmaningen Söderhamn, Sweden 14 2.18 m Swedish U20 Championships Skellefteå, Sweden
+ Long Jump progression # Mark Competition Venue Date 1 6.89 m Trollbäcken, Sweden 2 7.04 m Karlstad, Sweden 3 7.11 m USM15-16 Trollhättan, Sweden 4 7.17 m Mälarspelen Eskilstuna, Sweden 5 7.20 m USM15-16 Hopp Sollentuna, Sweden 6 7.37 m Goliatspelen Kil, Sweden 7 7.38 m Örebro Indoor Games och IDM Örebro, Sweden 8 7.42 m Täby Vinterspel Sätra, Sweden 9 7.45 m Folksam GP Sätra, Sweden 10 7.51 m Nordic U20 Match Oslo, Norway
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