Melwin Lycke Holm

Melwin Lycke Holm

Holm at the 2023 Finnkampen
Personal information
Nationality	Sweden
Born	12 October 2004 (2004-10-12) (age 20) [1]
Home town	Kil, Värmland [1]
Parent	Stefan Holm (father)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump Long jump
Club	Kils AIK [1]
Achievements and titles
National finals	2019 Swedish Indoors  • High jump, 4th 2019 Swedish Indoor U16s  • High jump, 1st  • Long jump, 1st  • Triple jump, 1st 2019 Swedish U16s  • High jump, 1st  • Long jump, 1st  • Triple jump, 1st 2019 Swedish Champs  • High jump, 3rd 2020 Swedish Indoors  • High jump, 2nd 2020 Swedish Indoor U17s  • Long jump, 1st  • High jump, 1st  • Triple jump, 1st 2020 Swedish Champs  • High jump, 1st 2020 Swedish U17s  • Long jump, 1st  • High jump, 1st  • Triple jump, 1st 2021 Swedish Indoors  • High jump, 5th  • Long jump, 14th 2021 Swedish U18s  • High jump, 1st 2021 Swedish U18s  • Long jump, 7.03 2021 Swedish U18s  • Long jump, 1st 2021 Swedish U18s  • Triple jump, 14.11 2021 Swedish U18s  • Triple jump, 3rd 2021 Swedish Champs  • High jump, 4th 2022 Swedish Indoors  • High jump, 1st 2022 Swedish Indoor U20s  • Long jump, 2nd  • High jump, 1st  • Triple jump, 1st 2022 Swedish Champs  • High jump, 1st 2022 Swedish U20s  • High jump, 1st  • Long jump, 2nd  • Triple jump, 1st 2023 Swedish Indoors  • High jump, 1st 2023 Swedish Indoor U20s  • High jump, 1st  • Triple jump, 1st  • Long jump, 3rd 2023 Swedish Champs  • High jump, 1st 2023 Swedish U20s  • High jump, 1st  • Long jump, 1st  • Triple jump, 2nd
Personal best(s)	HJ : 2.24 m (2025) LJ : 7.79 m (2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Sweden European U23 Championships 2025 Bergen High jump European U20 Championships 2023 Jerusalem High jump Nordic Championships 2023 Copenhagen High jump
Updated on 2 August 2025

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

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. ^[2] His father had not achieved that mark until he was two years older, at age 14 at the 1991 Swedish Indoor Championships. ^[3] Later that year, he improved to 1.97 metres indoors. ^[4] On account of his father, Holm's youth career was covered extensively by the Swedish press. ^[5]

However, 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 Holm's first-time clearance at 2.18 m earned him the gold medal. ^[6]

Personal life

Holm is the son of Stefan Holm, Olympic high jump gold medallist. He trains with the Kils AIK athletics club in Kil, Värmland. ^[1]

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. ^[6]

Statistics

Personal best progression

High Jump progression

#	Mark	Pl.	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref
1	1.63 m			Kil, Sweden	27 Aug 2016	[7]
2	1.80 m		Karlstad	Karlstad, Sweden	25 Nov 2016	[8]
3	1.87 m	(U13)	Gothenburg Youth Games	Gothenburg, Sweden	30 Jun 2017	[9] [10]
4	1.89 m		Gävle	Gävle, Sweden	8 Sep 2017	[11]
5	1.97 m		Karlstad	Karlstad, Sweden	24 Nov 2017	[12]
6	1.98 m		Göteborgs Inomhus	Göteborg, Sweden	2 Feb 2018	[13]
7	2.00 m		Gothenburg Youth Games	Göteborg, Sweden	30 Jun 2018	[14]
8	2.01 m		Skarakampen	Skara, Sweden	18 Aug 2018	[15]
9	2.04 m			Trollbäcken, Sweden	14 Sep 2018	[16]
10	2.05 m		Stjärnspelen	Arvika, Sweden	26 Jul 2019	[17]
11	2.09 m		Swedish Athletics Championships	Karlstad, Sweden	30 Aug 2019	[18]
12	2.13 m		Nordic Indoor Athletics Match	Helsinki, Finland	8 Feb 2020	[19]
13	2.17 m		Landslagsutmaningen	Söderhamn, Sweden	7 Aug 2020	[20]
14	2.18 m		Swedish U20 Championships	Skellefteå, Sweden	5 Mar 2022	[21]

Long Jump progression

#	Mark	Pl.	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	6.89 m			Trollbäcken, Sweden	15 Sep 2018	[22]
2	7.04 m			Karlstad, Sweden	25 Jan 2019	[23]
3	7.11 m		USM15-16	Trollhättan, Sweden	9 Aug 2019	[24]
4	7.17 m		Mälarspelen	Eskilstuna, Sweden	26 Jun 2020	[25]
5	7.20 m		USM15-16 Hopp	Sollentuna, Sweden	21 Aug 2020	[26]
6	7.37 m		Goliatspelen	Kil, Sweden	12 Aug 2022	[27]
7	7.38 m		Örebro Indoor Games och IDM	Örebro, Sweden	14 Jan 2023	[28]
8	7.42 m		Täby Vinterspel	Sätra, Sweden	20 Jan 2023	[29]
9	7.45 m		Folksam GP	Sätra, Sweden	28 Jan 2023	[30]
10	7.51 m		Nordic U20 Match	Oslo, Norway	22 Jul 2023	[31]

References

1. Melwin Lycke Holm at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
2. Tivemo, Joel (10 August 2017). "Holm: "Jag hade tänkt hålla mig borta"". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
3. "Världsrekordhopp av Melwin Holm". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
4. "Melwin Holm om rekordet: "Det var sjukt"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
5. Senator, Rasmus (15 September 2018). "SUPERHOPPET: Melwin Holm slår nytt inofficiellt världsrekord!". Sportbibeln (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
6. "Holm continues family legacy with high jump gold in Jerusalem". European Athletics .
7. "Athletics recap for meeting #12877752" . Tilastopaja .
8. "Athletics recap for meeting #12945373" . Tilastopaja .
9. Feuk, Stefan (30 June 2017). "Sådan far, sådan son – i dag slog Melwin Holm, 12, världsrekordet". Sportbibeln (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
10. "Gothenburg Youth Games 2017 Results" (PDF).
11. "Athletics recap for meeting #12945897" . Tilastopaja .
12. "Athletics recap for meeting #12946032" . Tilastopaja .
13. "Athletics recap for meeting #12961364" . Tilastopaja .
14. "Athletics recap for meeting #12961379" . Tilastopaja .
15. "Athletics recap for meeting #12911544" . Tilastopaja .
16. "Athletics recap for meeting #12913728" . Tilastopaja .
17. "Athletics recap for meeting #12933735" . Tilastopaja .
18. "Athletics recap for meeting #12934926" . Tilastopaja .
19. "Athletics recap for meeting #12957309" . Tilastopaja .
20. "Athletics recap for meeting #12968338" . Tilastopaja .
21. "Athletics recap for meeting #13004120" . Tilastopaja .
22. "Athletics recap for meeting #12914705" . Tilastopaja .
23. "Athletics recap for meeting #12916617" . Tilastopaja .
24. "Athletics recap for meeting #12934447" . Tilastopaja .
25. "Athletics recap for meeting #12965901" . Tilastopaja .
26. "Athletics recap for meeting #12969077" . Tilastopaja .
27. "Athletics recap for meeting #13019872" . Tilastopaja .
28. "Athletics recap for meeting #13026225" . Tilastopaja .
29. "Athletics recap for meeting #13026720" . Tilastopaja .
30. "Athletics recap for meeting #13027338" . Tilastopaja .
31. "Athletics recap for meeting #13045520" . Tilastopaja .

External links

• Melwin Lycke Holm at World Athletics