Sten Ekberg


Sten Anders Ekberg is a former decathlon athlete who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics for Sweden and was a Swedish decathlete National Record holder. Sten Ekberg won the Swedish Championship in both decathlon and heptathlon. Ekberg currently resides in the United States where he works as a chiropractor at his office Wellness For Life in Cumming, Georgia.

Education

Ekberg received a BBA, Magna Cum Laude, from Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business in Dallas, Texas and holds a Doctor of Chiropractic, Magna Cum Laude, from Life University in Marietta, Georgia. He competed in track and field at Southern Methodist where he still holds records.

Olympics and World Championships

  • Olympics: Barcelona 9th place, 1992
  • Swedish National Decathlon Record: 1992
  • National Championship Decathlon: Sweden 1st place, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992
  • National Championship Heptathlon: Sweden 1st place, 1989, 1993
  • Seven Swedish National Gold Medals
  • European Championships: 10th place, 1986
  • NCAA Division I: Team Championship 1st place, 1986
  • NCAA Division I: Decathlon 2nd place, 1986
  • NCAA Division I: Decathlon 3rd place, 1985
  • Southern Methodist University Records:
  • *100 Meter 1985
  • *400 Meter 1985
  • *1500 Meter 1985
  • *100 hurdles 1985
  • *Shot Put 1985
  • *Discus 1985
  • *Javelin 1985
  • *High Jump 1985
  • *Pole Vault 1985
  • *Long Jump 1985
  • *Decathlon Score 1985