SWEDISH TEAM

SWEDISH TEAM
MEDIA GUIDE
World Youth Championships
Villeneuve d’Ascq, FRA, 6–10 July 2011

MEDIA GUIDE
SWEDISH TEAM
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Khaddi Sagnia winning the European Youth Olympic Games Triple Jump title
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Jonas Hedman (ATFS)
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Valuable sources of information compiled by
A. Lennart Julin (ATFS) and Bo Nordin.
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World Youth Championships
Villeneuve d’Ascq, FRA
6–10 July 2011
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Swedish Medallists
World Youth Championships
Gold
Johan Rogestedt 800 m 1:50.92 Bressanone, ITA 2009
Angelica Bengtsson Pole Vault 4.32 Bressanone, ITA 2009
Silver
Michaela Meijer Pole Vault 4.10 Bressanone, ITA 2009
Bronze
Petra Olsen Pole Vault 4.05 Ostrava, CZE 2007
Sandra Wagner 400 m 53.52 Bressanone, ITA 2009
Andreas Almgren
800 m
Born: 12 June 1995
Height/Weight: 179 cm/67 kg
Club: Turebergs FK
Coach: Jan Axelsson
Personal Best
1:51.79 Sollentuna 21.5.2011
Anders Andréasson
Pole Vault
Born: 20 April 1994
Height/Weight: 180 cm/70 kg
Club: Örgryte IS
Coach: Pekka Dahlhöjd
Season Best
4.80 Karlskrona 19.6.2011
Personal Best
4.85 Falun 20.8.2010
Fredrick Ekholm
Octathlon
Born: 15 June 1994
Height/Weight: 189 cm/80 kg
Club: Huddinge AIS
Coach: Anders Rydén
Personal Best
5.591* Bernhausen, GER 5.6.2011
*1500 m instead of 1000 m.
Anders Eriksson
Hammer Throw
Born: 22 mars 1994
Height/Weight: 189 cm/90 kg
Club: Hovslätts IK
Coach: Peter Degerhem
Personal Best
69.24 Nyköping 29.5.2011

Sofi Flinck
Javelin Throw
Born: 8 July 1995
Height/Weight: 167 cm/65 kg
Club: Västerås FK
Coach: Ismo Sarlin
Personal Best
52.54 Sollentuna 22.6.2011
Viktor Gardenkrans
Shot Put and Discus Throw
Born: 30 July 1995
Height/Weight: 197 cm/110 kg
Club: Öresund FK
Coaches: Kenth and Gunnel
Gardenkrans
Personal Bests
SP: 18.79 Halle, GER 22.5.2011
DT: 60.67 Malmö 28.5.2011
Simon Karlén
Long Jump
Born: 2 June 1994
Height/Weight: 193 cm/85 kg
Club: KFUM Arvika
Coach: Bengt Karlén
Season Best
7.18 Sävedalen 12.6.2011
Personal Best
7.47 Göteborg 2.7.2010
Sofia Linde
Heptathlon
Born: 12 January 1995
Height/Weight: 172 cm/66 kg
Club: Täby IS
Coach: Åke Jernberg
Personal Best
4.922 Täby 15.6.2011
Erik Hagberg
100 m
Born: 11 April 1995
Height/Weight: 179 cm/74 kg
Club: Upsala IF
Coach: Carina Bergström
Personal Best
10.80 Huddinge 11.6.2011
10.74w Sollentuna 21.5.2011
Lynn Johnson
Triple Jump
Born: 16 March 1994
Height/Weight: 184 cm/72 kg
Club: Ullevi FK
Coach: Jorge Cordero
Personal Best
13.12 Göteborg 11.6.2011
13.20i Tampere, FIN 5.2.2011
Emma Ljungberg
Discus Throw
Born: 23 January 1994
Height/Weight: 176 cm/65 kg
Club: Nyköpings BIS
Coach: Håkan Fridhäller
Personal Best
44.74 Nyköping 28.5.2011
Axel Lönegren
Javelin Throw
Born: 8 March 1994
Height/Weight: 184 cm/84 kg
Club: Upsala IF
Coach: Henrik Wennberg
Personal Best
64.60 Habo 18.6.2011

Elise Malmberg
Heptathlon
Fanny Roos
Shot Put
Betty Strandberg
800 m
Melker Svärd Jacobsson
Pole Vault
Born: 13 July 1995
Height/Weight: 168 cm/57 kg
Club: Hässleholms AIS
Coach:
Personal Best
5.015 Lerum 29.5.2011
Born: 2 January 1995
Height/Weight: 172 cm/66 kg
Club: Ljungby FIK
Coach: Tony Johansson
Personal Best
13.66 Habo 18.6.2011
Born: 11 September 1995
Height/Weight: 171 cm/58 kg
Club: Gefle IF
Coach: Jan Eriksson
Personal Best
2:08.83 Göteborg 11.6.2011
Born: 8 January 1994
Height/Weight: 186 cm/77 kg
Club: Malmö AI
Coach: Jesper Fritz
Personal Best
5.33* Recklinghausen, GER 3.6.2011
5.45i Tampere, FIN 5.2.2011
*Built-up runway
2010 European Youth OG 4
Season Bests
LJ: 6.05 Göteborg 24.5.2011
6.13w Göteborg 24.5.2011
6.21i Göteborg 26.2.2011
TJ: 13.52 Sollentuna 22.6.2011
Khadijatou Sagnia
Long Jump and Triple Jump
Born: 20 April 1994
Height/Weight: 172 cm/60 kg
Club: Ullevi FK
Coach: Jorge Cordero
Personal Bests
LJ: 6.26 Göteborg 3.7.2010
TJ: 13.56 Singapore 23.8.2010
2010 European Youth OG 1 TP
2011 Nat. Indoor Ch 1 LJ
2011 Nat. Indoor Ch 1 TJ
• NJR Triple Jump 13.56 2010
Alissa Söderberg, Pole Vault
Born: 12 April 1994
Height/Weight: 176 cm/64 kg
Club: Spårvägens FK
Season Best
3.95 Ystad 19.6.2011
4.10i Göteborg 27.2.2011
Personal Best
4.01 Göteborg 3.7.2010
4.12i Malmö 30.1.2010
Johan Taléus, Long Jump
Born: 2 March 1994
Height/Weight: 186,5 cm/86 kg
Club: Eskilstuna FI
Coach: Roger Tjulin
Personal Best
7.18 Täby 15.5.2011
7.24w Norrköping 28.5.2011
7.20i Örebro 15.1.2011

All Swedish Participants
in World Youth Championships
Compiled by A. Lennart Julin (ATFS)
2009 BRESSANONE, ITA
Gold: Johan Rogestedt (800m), Angelica Bengtsson (Pole Vault).
Silver: Michaela Meijer (Pole Vault).
Bronze: Sandra Wagner (400m).
5th: Lina Alainentalo (2000m Steeplechase).
7th: Linn Jonsson (Hammer Throw).
Other finalists: Arwid Koskinen (9th, Shot Put).
Semifinal: Martina Salander (11th, 200m), Martina Salander
(12th, 100m), Vendela Mindelöf (13th, 800m), Filip Lööv
(19th, 110m Hurdles).
Heat: Oliwer Åstrand (27th, 110m Hurdles).
Qualification: Andreas Duplantis (15th, Pole Vault), Daniel Ståhl
(16th, Shot Put), Daniel Ståhl (16th, Discus Throw), Mikael
Ljungberg (19th, Discus Throw), Malin Johansson (19th, Hammer
Throw), Hanna Bjärkvik (22th, Discus Throw).
2007 OSTRAVA, CZE
Bronze: Petra Olsen (Pole Vault).
4th: Anna Nilson (Pole Vault), Frida Linde (Heptathlon).
5th: Simon Gustafsson (Shot Put), Sofia Öberg (800m), Emilia
Granqvist (400m Hurdles).
7th: Matilda Gunnarsson (Discus Throw).
Other finalists: Markus Johansson (12th, Hammer Throw).
Semifinal: Benjamin Olsson (11th, 100m), Robin Rohlén (16th,
400m), Moa Hjelmer (17th, 200m), Vendela Mindelöf (18th,
800m).
Heat: Alexander Nordkvist (29th, 200m), Benjamin Olsson (dnf,
200m).
Qualification: Matilda Gunnarsson (17th, Javelin Throw), Petter
Olson (17th, Pole Vault), Caroline Lundahl (20th, Long Jump).
2005 MARRAKECH, MAR
4th: Emilia Rundqvist (100m Hurdles).
5th: Erika Wiklund (High Jump).
7th: Frida Persson (400m Hurdles).
8th: Mikael Sundler (Javelin Throw).
Other finalists: Ulf Ankarling (12th, Shot Put), Ulf Ankarling
(”12th”, Discus Throw), Fanny Berglund (Pole Vault).
Semifinal: Edmund Yeboah (10th, 100m), Erika Persson (13th,
100m Hurdles), Fredrik Hallinder (15th, 800m), Mariama
Sambou (18th, 100m).
Qualification: Emelie Gustafsson (13th, Pole Vault), Jonas
Almqvist (18th, Pole Vault).
2003 SHERBROOKE, CAN
6th: Annika Hjelm (Hammer Throw).
Other finalists: Stefan Kvist (9th, Hammer Throw).
2001 DEBRECEN, HUN
8th: Mfon Etim (Triple Jump)
Qualification: Linus Thörnblad (21th, High Jump).
1999 BYDGOSZCZ, POL
Did not participate.

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