Leif Robert Kronberg (born August 15, 1976 in Göteborg, Västra Götaland) is a

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male hurdler of

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n descent. He finished 8th in the 110m hurdles final at the

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. He competed again in the

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, reaching the semi-finals. He has also been a regular competitor in the

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, being present at every event since 1997. His best position has been a 5th place in the 2003 World Championships held in

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. He finished 7th in the final of the 110m hurdles at the

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in Munich and 5th in the final of the same event in the

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. Kronberg is also a Swedish national champion in

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while playing for the Gothenburg Jokers.

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* 1976 births Living people Swedish people of Serbian descent Swedish male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Sweden Athletes from Gothenburg Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub