Jesper Hellström
Hellström at the 2019 Finland-Sweden Athletics International
Personal information
Nationality Sweden
Born27 July 1995 (28 years, 169 days old)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump
Long jump
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • TJ: 16.71m (+0.5) (2019)
  • LJ: 7.57m (+1.6) (2022)
Updated on 15 December 2023.

Jesper Hellström (born 27 July 1995) is a Swedish long and triple jumper. He is a seven-time national champion in the triple jump.

Career

Jesper Hellström first gained international experience in 2017 when he competed in the long jump at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, finishing ninth with a jump of 7.49 m. In 2021, he competed in the triple jump at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, where he achieved sixth place with a jump of 16.45 m. The following year, he placed tenth at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in München with a jump of 16.23 m, and in 2023, he missed qualifying for the final at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul with a jump of 15.95 m.[1]

In 2019 and 2020, Hellström was the Swedish Athletics Championships winner in the outdoor triple jump, and from 2018 to 2021 and again in 2023, he also won Swedish Athletics Indoor Championships individual titles.[1]

Personal life

Hellström also has other hobbies such as disc golf, fishing, and video gaming. In the javelin throw, he recorded a mark over 40 metres without any javelin-specific training.[2]

At the 2022 European Athletics Championships, a clip of Hellström aborting a jump by flipping while smiling became a viral video.[3][4]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkPlaceCompetitionVenueDate
Triple jump16.71 m (+0.5 m/s)1st place, gold medalist(s)Finland-Sweden Athletics InternationalStockholm, Sweden24 August 2019
Long jump7.57 m (+1.6 m/s)1st place, gold medalist(s)Swedish Athletics Club ChampionshipsUppsala, Sweden21 June 2022

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jesper Hellström at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ↑ "Q&A WITH… JESPER HELLSTRÖM". Voiced Athletics.
  3. ↑ Young, Chris (19 August 2022). "Athletics world loses it over bizarre act at European Championships". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Watch: Hellstrom's unusual triple jump attempt". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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