Carolina Klüft

Carolina Klüft is a retired Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon, pentathlon, long jump and triple jump. She won the Olympic heptathlon title in 2004, was world heptathlon champion in 2003, 2005 and 2007, and is the only athlete to win three consecutive world titles in the event. She was unbeaten in 22 heptathlon and pentathlon competitions from 2002 to 2007 and won nine consecutive gold medals in major championships. Her European heptathlon record of 7,032 points ranks second on the all-time list. She retired from competition on 2 September 2012.