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SWEDISH TEAM – MEDIA GUIDE. European Indoor Championships, Paris 2011
ANGELICA Therese BENGTSSON
Pronounciation Ahnn-YEH-lickah BENG-kt-sonn
Born 8 July 1993 (Väckelsång)
Residence Boaryd
Occupation Student (high school)
Height/Weight 164 cm / 50.5 kg
Club IFK Växjö (-'09), Hässelby SK ('10-)
Coach Glenn Bengtsson
Event Pole Vault
Personal bests 4.47 Moskva, RUS 22.5.2010 **WYB**
4.63i Stockholm 22.2.2011 **WJR – NIR**
Progression 2004 2.65
2005 3.10
2006 3.40
2007 3.90
2008 4.12
2009 4.37
2010 4.47
2011 4.63i
Major competitions 2009 World Youth Ch 1
2010 World Junior Ch 1
2010 Youth Olympic Games 1
Internat. matches Outdoors: 1
National titles Indoors: '10
PB other events 60m 8.54 Honolulu, HI 20.2.2010
JT/400g 32.80 Växjö 22.8.2008
Athletics in family Father Glenn (b '58) JT: 67.08 '82 (old model)
Sister Maria (b '88) SP/DT/HT: 13.59 '08/43.95 '07/45.48 '06
Sister Victoria (b '90) PV: 4.00 '09
Sister Patricia (b '91) PV: 2.50i/2.40 '06
Sister Gabriella (b '99) PV: 1.90 '11
Note: Three global youth/junior titles in '09-'10.
World Youth Best of 4.47 in May '10, just 1 cm off WJR.
Received the IAAF Rising Star award at the '10 World Athletics Gala in November '10.
Voted ”Newcomer of the Year” for '10 by the Swedish Sports Academy.
Four improvements of WJR in four days in February '11: 4.52 in Sätra 20 Feb and 4.53, 4.58 and 4.63 in Stockholm 22
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