At the beginning of the 2000s, Veronica Eriksson won EC silver in the pole vault in the men’s series.
Martin Eriksson was Sweden’s best pole vaulter in the early 2000s. PDO
Veronica Eriksson beeped at the Swedish sports gala for the first time in 18 years. He told For Expressen of torturing people there with one question.
– I usually ask: “Do you know who I am?” They have to think like hell.
Many people might have gotten stuck, because Veronica Eriksson still competed very successfully in the men’s pole vault at the beginning of the 2000s under the name Martin Eriksson. She corrected her gender after her career and first spoke about it publicly four years ago.
– I have always been a girl, but I pretended to be a boy, Eriksson said four years ago In the Komentatorerna podcast.
In recent years, Eriksson has hardly appeared in public, so few people knew about his background, which is impressive: Eriksson won the indoor EC silver in the pole vault in 2000 and set the then Swedish pole vault record of 580 in the same year.
However, deep down he is the same person as before.
– A lot of people don’t notice the difference when they meet me. Underneath the surface is the same crap as before, although the facade has been polished a bit. The content is just as rotten as always, Eriksson joked.
Today, he works as a consultant focusing on artificial intelligence. He doesn’t follow athletics much anymore.
– I think it’s pretty boring to watch. It’s not a very good type of TV. I mostly watch hockey, Eriksson said.
However, he is happy that the best pole vaulter in the world is Swedish Armand Duplantiswho holds the 623 ME result of the sport.
– I can’t understand how he does it, Eriksson glimpsed Duplantis’ skills.