Staffan Bo Strand (born 18 April 1976) is a Swedish former high jumper. He currently lives in Norrmalm in Stockholm with his wife since 2004 Tiffany.
Career His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Nice and in September 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney. He has an indoor personal best of 2.35 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Stockholm.
Staffan was a 6-time Big Ten champion and 5-time All-American in his three years of competition for the University of Minnesota. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering with High Distinction and a Master of Science in computer engineering. Upon completing the master's degree, he started work on a PhD doing advanced research in Storage and Data Management.
In July 2008, Staffan Strand decided to retire from elite sports because his ankle could not cope with the hard training.
In May 2026, he became a CEO of Eficode.
Achievements Representing 1995European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary5th2.17 m1996European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden9th2.20 m1997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland 1st2.28 mWorld Championships Athens, Greece15th (q)2.23 m1998European Championships Budapest, Hungary8th2.27 m1999World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan5th2.25 mUniversiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain –NMWorld Championships Seville, Spain5th2.29 m2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia6th2.32 m2001World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd2.29 mWorld Championships Edmonton, Canada6th2.25 m2002European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 1st2.34 mEuropean Championships Munich, Germany 3rd2.27 m2003World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom7th2.25 mWorld Championships Paris, France22nd (q)2.20 m2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece18th (q)2.25 m
Progression Year Height1984 1.10m19851.25m (1.26m i)19861.33m (1.35m i)19871.40m (1.45m i)19881.52m (1.60m i)19891.63m (1.65m i)19901.71m19911.71m19921.80m19931.88m (1.91m i)19942.11m19952.22m19962.27m19972.28m19982.31m19992.30m20002.32m20012.31m (2.34m i)20022.30m (2.35m i)20032.26m (2.32m i)20042.30m2005Injured (stress fracture ankle)20062.25m20072.15m
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