(Reuters)
– Swedish Olympic triple jump champion Christian Olsson said on Monday he was retiring after injury put
an end to his plans for a comeback at the London Games later this year.
the men's triple jump final event at the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire
Dome in Doha March 14, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous
Olsson, 32, won an Olympic gold medal in Athens in
2004 but was unable to defend his triple jump crown in Beijing four years later due to injuries, a
string of which blighted the final years of his career.
Olsson said in a statement that the
injury problems had prompted him to take the decision to retire, local news agency TT
reported.
He won his last major title at the 2006 European Championships in his hometown of
Gothenburg.
(Editing by Patrick
Johnston)