Yannick Tregaro
Encyclopedia
Yannick Tregaro is a Swedish athletics
coach.
er, who made the final of the high jump at the World Junior Championships. His coach was Viljo Nousiainen. Nousiainen died in 1999. This left Tregaro and the young triple jumper Christian Olsson
without a coach. This led to Yannick's decision to begin coaching, his first athlete being the young Olsson. This would go on to become a highly successful partnership.
in Edmonton
. Tregaro coached Olsson to a gold medal in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics
held in Paris leading to Olsson winning the Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year Trophy for 2003.
In 2004, Tregaro coached Olsson to a gold medal in the Triple Jump
at the Athens Olympics
. Earlier that year, Olsson equalled world indoor record in winning a gold medal at the 2004 World Indoor Championships in Athletics.
Olsson's feats lead him to win the Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year for a second successive year.
who earlier in 2003 had won a high jump gold medal at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships
. Bergqvist tore her achilles tendon in July 2004 making her ineligible for the Athens Olympics. She made a comeback to win a gold medal in the high jump at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
.
who won a silver medal in the 2010 European Athletics Championships
in Barcelona
and a bronze medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
coach.
Early career
Tregaro was a prospective high jumpHigh jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er, who made the final of the high jump at the World Junior Championships. His coach was Viljo Nousiainen. Nousiainen died in 1999. This left Tregaro and the young triple jumper Christian Olsson
Christian Olsson
Christian Olsson is a Swedish athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. He has won an Olympic gold medal, three gold and one silver medal in the World Championships and two gold medals in the European Championships...
without a coach. This led to Yannick's decision to begin coaching, his first athlete being the young Olsson. This would go on to become a highly successful partnership.
Success with Christian Olsson
Olsson first achieved prominence as an athlete when he won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...
in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. Tregaro coached Olsson to a gold medal in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
held in Paris leading to Olsson winning the Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year Trophy for 2003.
In 2004, Tregaro coached Olsson to a gold medal in the Triple Jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
at the Athens Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
. Earlier that year, Olsson equalled world indoor record in winning a gold medal at the 2004 World Indoor Championships in Athletics.
Olsson's feats lead him to win the Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year for a second successive year.
Kajsa Bergqvist
From autumn of 2003 until her retirement in 2008, Tregaro coached Swedish high jumper Kajsa BergqvistKajsa Bergqvist
Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist is a Swedish former high jumper. She won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003,...
who earlier in 2003 had won a high jump gold medal at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 March to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK...
. Bergqvist tore her achilles tendon in July 2004 making her ineligible for the Athens Olympics. She made a comeback to win a gold medal in the high jump at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
.
Emma Green Tregaro
Tregaro coaches several promising Swedish athletes, foremost his wife (since March 2011) Emma Green TregaroEmma Green
Emma Anna-Maria Green Tregaro is an athlete competing in high jump. She won a bronze medal in the event at the 2005 IAAF World Championships. She represented Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
who won a silver medal in the 2010 European Athletics Championships
2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 July and 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:-Final:-References:* *...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and a bronze medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
See also
- Christian OlssonChristian OlssonChristian Olsson is a Swedish athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. He has won an Olympic gold medal, three gold and one silver medal in the World Championships and two gold medals in the European Championships...
- Kajsa BergqvistKajsa BergqvistKajsa Margareta Bergqvist is a Swedish former high jumper. She won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003,...
- Emma GreenEmma GreenEmma Anna-Maria Green Tregaro is an athlete competing in high jump. She won a bronze medal in the event at the 2005 IAAF World Championships. She represented Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
- High jumpHigh jumpThe high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
- Triple jumpTriple jumpThe triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...