updated 6:54 p.m. ET Aug. 22, 2004

ATHENS, Greece - So far, ABBA wins over Zorba the Greek.

After the first weekend of track and field at the Olympics, Sweden leads everyone with three gold medals.

Sweden is not likely to remain there for long, however. The medals have come in events where Swedes were favorites.

“It is spectacular. It is amazing. There’s always a lot of pressure at these competitions, but tonight I coped with it,” said Christian Olsson, who won the triple jump by soaring 58 feet, 4½ inches (17.79 meters) for a national record.

Also Sunday, Stefan Holm won the high jump at 2.36 meters. On Saturday, Carolina Kluft captured the gold in the heptathlon and the stadium and was serenaded by a version of ABBA’s hit Dancing Queen over the Olympic Stadium loudspeakers.

There were more ABBA hits Sunday for the two Swedish victories. Organizers have been also using the popular music from the film Zorba the Greek to fire up crowds, but it was heard only once at the Olympic Stadium, before the men’s 100 final.

Olsson, beaten once in his last 30 meets before the Games, won the world indoor and outdoor titles last year.

“Every athlete dreams about Olympic gold and my dream just came true. I had my best jumps here, I cannot think of anything better,” he said.

“Now that my good friend Stefan has won his gold, we both finally have got gold medals.”

“On the first jump (17.69) I lost my balance on my last step, so I took it back a little bit for the second jump to make a more controlled and balanced jump.

“It was a good one, but not at all perfect. I had a feeling that I could jump over 18 meters tonight.”

Holm, who was fourth in Sydney four years ago, did not get his gold easily. He had to fight his way back before clearing the decisive height of 2.36 — a personal best.

The Swede came into the Olympics having won his last 18 competitions. The last time he was beaten was at the World Athletics Final in Monaco in September 2003.

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