Melwin Lycke Holm

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Melwin Lycke Holm
Melwin Lycke Holm in 2023 03.jpg
Holm at the 2023 Finnkampen
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Sweden.svg   Sweden
Born12 October 2004 (2004-10-12) (age 20) [1]
Home town Kil, Värmland [1]
Parent
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump
Long jump
ClubKils AIK [1]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best(s) HJ : 2.24 m (2025)
LJ : 7.79 m (2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Bergen High jump
European U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Jerusalem High jump
Nordic Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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.

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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
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef
11.63 mGold medal icon.svg Kil, Sweden 27 Aug 2016 [7]
21.80 mGold medal icon.svgKarlstad Karlstad, Sweden 25 Nov 2016 [8]
31.87 mGold medal icon.svg(U13) Gothenburg Youth Games Gothenburg, Sweden 30 Jun 2017 [9] [10]
41.89 mGold medal icon.svgGävle Gävle, Sweden 8 Sep 2017 [11]
51.97 mGold medal icon.svgKarlstad Karlstad, Sweden 24 Nov 2017 [12]
61.98 mGold medal icon.svgGöteborgs Inomhus Göteborg, Sweden 2 Feb 2018 [13]
72.00 mGold medal icon.svg Gothenburg Youth Games Göteborg, Sweden 30 Jun 2018 [14]
82.01 mGold medal icon.svgSkarakampen Skara, Sweden 18 Aug 2018 [15]
92.04 mGold medal icon.svg Trollbäcken, Sweden 14 Sep 2018 [16]
102.05 mGold medal icon.svgStjärnspelen Arvika, Sweden 26 Jul 2019 [17]
112.09 mBronze medal icon.svg Swedish Athletics Championships Karlstad, Sweden 30 Aug 2019 [18]
122.13 mGold medal icon.svg Nordic Indoor Athletics Match Helsinki, Finland 8 Feb 2020 [19]
132.17 mGold medal icon.svgLandslagsutmaningen Söderhamn, Sweden 7 Aug 2020 [20]
142.18 mGold medal icon.svgSwedish U20 Championships Skellefteå, Sweden 5 Mar 2022 [21]
Long Jump progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
16.89 mGold medal icon.svg Trollbäcken, Sweden 15 Sep 2018 [22]
27.04 mGold medal icon.svg Karlstad, Sweden 25 Jan 2019 [23]
37.11 mGold medal icon.svgUSM15-16 Trollhättan, Sweden 9 Aug 2019 [24]
47.17 mSilver medal icon.svgMälarspelen Eskilstuna, Sweden 26 Jun 2020 [25]
57.20 mGold medal icon.svgUSM15-16 Hopp Sollentuna, Sweden 21 Aug 2020 [26]
67.37 mGold medal icon.svgGoliatspelen Kil, Sweden 12 Aug 2022 [27]
77.38 mGold medal icon.svgÖrebro Indoor Games och IDM Örebro, Sweden 14 Jan 2023 [28]
87.42 mGold medal icon.svgTäby Vinterspel Sätra, Sweden 20 Jan 2023 [29]
97.45 mGold medal icon.svgFolksam GP Sätra, Sweden 28 Jan 2023 [30]
107.51 mGold medal icon.svgNordic U20 Match Oslo, Norway 22 Jul 2023 [31]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
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  9. Feuk, Stefan (30 June 2017). "Sådan far, sådan son – i dag slog Melwin Holm, 12, världsrekordet". Sportbibeln (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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