SWEDISH TEAM

SWEDISH TEAM 

World Indoor 

Championships, 

Portland, OR, USA 

2016 

MEDIA 

GUIDE 

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SWEDISH TEAM - MEDIA GUIDE. World Indoor Championships, Portland, 2016 

Swedish Team Officials 

Team Manager 

Karin Torneklint 

Team Coaches 

Johan Wettergren 

Conny Silfver 

Personal Coaches 

Daniel Kinsey Katrin Klaup Stefan Holm 

Per Skoog 

Jesper van der Wielen 

Physiotherapist 

Tommy Eriksson 

Media 

For information regarding press conferences and media inquiries please contact 

Fredrik Trahn, Media Manager in Sweden fredrik.trahn@friidrott.se or 

Karin Torneklint, Team Manager on site in Portland, phone +46-70-670 60 42. 

Compiled by: © A. Lennart Julin (ATFS) 

(Valuable statistical sources compiled by Jonas Hedman, Bo Nordin, Bengt Holmberg and Owe Fröberg) 

Photo: Deca Text&Bild, Ryno Quantz & Magnus Malmsborg 

Production: Magnus Malmsborg 

Note: The purpose of this guide is to be a source of background information for the media covering the 

2016 World Indoor Championships. Thus individual pieces of information are of course free to use in 

articles and reports. However, the actual profiles must not be - wholly or partially - reprinted, published on 

Internet or entered into databases or similar electronic information systems. 

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Anna ERIKA Kristina KINSEY (formerly: Wiklund) 

Pronounciation Eh-REE-kah KINN-sey 

Born 

10 March 1988 (Nälden) 

Residence Cleveland, OH, USA 

Occupation Athlete 

Height/Weight 185 cm / 68 kg 

Club 

Trångsvikens IF 

US university University of Central Missouri (’15) 

Coach Daniel Kinsey 

Event High Jump 

Personal bests 1.97 Cheboksary, RUS 9.8.2015 

1.90i Warrensburg, MO 30.1.2015 

1.90i Birmingham, AL 14.3.2015 

2016 best 1.87i Akron, OH 19.2.2016 

Progression HJ LJ TJ 

2002 1.58 5.07 

2003 1.65 11.07/11.18w? 

2004 1.86 5.73/5.85w 11.54/11.73w 

2005 1.84 6.04 11.37/11.47w 

2006 1.84 5.84/6.02w/5.92i - 

2007 1.85/1.87i 5.97 - 

2008 1.91 5.76i - 

2009 1.88 5.82/5.95i - 

2010 - - 12.13i 

2011 1.84 - 12.42/12.50w 

2012 -- not competed at all -- 

2013 1.75 - - 

2014 1.88 5.82/5.87i 12.79/12.99w 

2015 1.97 6.28/6.46w 13.11 

2016 1.87i 

Major competitions 2005 World Youth Ch 5 

2006 World Junior Ch 8 

2007 European Junior Ch 1 

2009 European U23 Ch 8 

2015 European Team Ch/Super L 4 

Internat. matches Outdoors: 6 

National titles Indoors: ’09 

World Ch 

qual 

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PB other events 100m 12.71 Stockholm 15.9.2006 

200m 26.72 2005 

w 26.70 Dallas, TX 24.5.2014 

800m i 2:27.71 Crete, NE 13.12.2014 

60mH i 8.93 Västerås 5.3.2006 

100mH 14.86 Härnösand 18.6.2006 

300mH 45.33 Krokom 6.8.2005 

LJ 6.28 Allendale, MI 21.5.2015 

w 6.46 Allendale, MI 21.5.2015 

TJ 13.11 St. Charles, MO 3.5.2015 

SP 9.50 Dallas, TX 24.5.2014 

i 9.79 Västerås 15.3.2009 

DT 24.16 Göteborg 2.9.2009 

HT 23.83 Göteborg 2.9.2009 

JT 29.38 Dallas, TX 25.5.2014 

Pen i 3.935 Västerås 15.3.2009 

Hep 4.321 Dallas, TX (dns 800m) 25.5.2014 

Athletics in family Husband Daniel Kinsey (b ’86): Dec: 7.563 ‘09 

Note At age 16 improved by 21 cm in one year, at Swedish Youth Ch raised PB from 1.80 to 1.86... 

That PB stood for three years until ‘07 when improved by 1 cm ... In ‘07 also a surprise winner 

of the European Junior title ... However, gradually started to loose motivation and left the 

sport to pursue other interest (e.g. played icehockey for a couple of years) ... Except for a 

minor comeback in summer of ’11 basically took four years off from athletics ... But then in 

’13 interest was rekindled ... Begun second athletic career at University of Central Missouri 

... Already in February ’14 by clearing 1.88 (just 3 cm off PB) proved jumping talent had not 

gone missing... In ‘15 leading the UCM team to their first ever overall NCAA division 2 titles 

indoors as well as outdoors by scoring in HJ, LJ and TJ (1st, 4th and 1st indoors, 1st, 4th and 

2nd outdoors) ... Last summer immediately established herself on the international scene by 

4th place at European Team Champs (1.97!) and 3rd place at Lausanne DL ... Not the 

first international class athlete out of Nälden:’58 European Champs 400mH silver medalist 

Per-Owe Trollsås also came from that small community (population c 900) in mid-eastern 

Sweden. 

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Jens ANDREAS KRAMER 

Pronounciation Unn-DREH-uss KRAH-mehrr 

Born 

13 April 1997 (Sävedalen) 

Residence Sävedalen 

Occupation Student 


Club 

Sävedalens AIK 

Coach Per Skoog 

Event 800m 

Personal bests 1:49.62 Lokeren, BEL 25.5.2015 

1:47.85i Stockholm 17.2.2016 **NJIR** 

Progression 800m 800m i 1500m 400m 

2008 2:34.36i 5:21.08 

2009 2:22.31 2:25.46i 4:52.10 

2010 2:14.86 2:17.77i 4:37.77 

2011 2:04.58 2:17.68i 4:20.09 

2012 1:57.56 2:04.60i 4:13.03 52.83i 

2013 1:54.76 - 4:01.10 51.44 

2014 1:51.59 1:53.41i 3:51.81 51.49/50.48i 

2015 1:49.62 1:49.01i 3:47.28 50.11i 

2016 1:47.85i 3:52.81i 

Major competitions 2015 European Indoor Ch heat (800m) 

European Junior Ch 6 (800m) 

Internat. matches Indoors: 1 

National titles: Indoors (800m): ‘16 

PB other events 60m i 7.98 2012 

400m 51.44 Borås 30.8.2013 

i 50.11 Göteborg 1.2.2015 

1000m 2:22.20 Göteborg 5.9.2015 

1500m 3:47.28 Stockholm 30.7.2015 

2000m 5:48.91 Växjö 23.9.2012 

Athletics in family Mother Anne Lise (Hollevik, b ’68, NOR): 400m/800m/5000m: 57.88/2:08.99/17:29.1m ’85, 

1500m/3000m: 4:32.7m/9:50.5m ’86. 

Notes 

Has in ’12-’16 amassed – so far – no less than 12 individual national titles for his age group 

...Apparently thrives at Stockholm WIT event “Globengalan”: In ’15 at age 17 lowered PB by 

2.81 to 1:49.01 and in ’16 at age 18 took another 1.16 off to set NJIR of 1:47.85 ... That time 

is also pending European U20 indoor record as it surpasses the current record ratified by 

European Athletics. 

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SARAH Maria LAHTI 

Pronounciation SAH-rah LAH-tee 

Born 18 February 1995 

Residence Nijmegen, NED 


Height/Weight 

Club Klippans FK (-’12), Hässelby SK (’13-) 

Coach Bram Wassenaar 

Event 1500m 

Personal best 4:12.73i Stockholm 17.2.2016 

Progression 1500m 3000m 5000m 

2007 5:00.19 

2008 4:48.43 

2009 4:56.54 10:35.0m 

2010 4:36.74 10:17.41 

2011 4:42.80 10:09.19 

2012 4:32.05 9:44.65 

2013 4:22.11 9:26.02 16:23.32 

2014 4:26.12j 9:36.10/9:16.36i 16:19.58 

2015 4:17.20 9:38.43i 

2016 4:12.73i 9:01.16i 

Major competitions 2012 World Junior Ch heat (3000mSt) 

European Junior XC Ch 46 (4.0 km) 

2013 European Junior Ch dnf (3000m) 

2014 World Junior Ch dnf (5000m) 

2015 European U23 XC Ch 6 (5.9 km) 


Indoors: 2 

National titles Outdoors (4 kmXC): ‘15 

Indoors (3000m): ’13, ’15, ’16 

PB other events 200m i 28.49 Malmö 1.3.2009 

400m 62.63 Karlskrona 18.6.2011 

800m 2:13.89 Göteborg 30.6.2013 

1 mile i 4:30.42 Stockholm 17.2.2016 **NIR** 

3000m 9:26.02 Leppävaara, FIN 17.8.2013 

i 9:01.16 Växjö 13.2.2016 

5000m 16:19.58 Nijmegen, NED 11.6.2014 

10K Road 32:58 Paderborn, GER 4.4.2015 

1500mSt 4:48.32 Halmstad 6.7.2013 

3000mSt 10:32.61 Hässleholm 6.6.2012 

HJ 1.47 Ängelholm 21.9.2008 

i 1.49 Linköping 15.3.2008 

LJ i 4.56 Malmö 25.1.2009 

TJ i 10.18 Malmö 1.3.2009 

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Notes Between ’10 and ’13 won no less than 17 individual national youth and junior titles ... In autumn ’14 

moved to Nijmegen (NED) and boyfriend Jesper van der Wielen (pb’s 7:52.57/13:29.02 on track and 28:18 

on road) ... Had a 2:47 last km when taking the national indoor title at 3000m this winter ... Would have 

preferred to compete in the 3000m rather than the 1500m at the WICh but missed entry standard for the 

longer distance by a mere 1.16 second ... Made the 1500m standard en-route to a NIR for 1 mile at the 

Stockholm WIT meet. 

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LOVISA Tora Yvonne LINDH 

Pronounciation Lo-VEE-sah LINND 

Born 

9 July 1991 (Kungälv) 

Residence Västra Frölunda 



Club Kongahälla AIK (-’08), Ullevi FK (’09-) 

US University Southern Methodist University (’11) 

Coach Johan Wettergren & Richard Mattsson 

Event 800m 

Personal bests 2:01.73 Zürich, SUI 13.8.2014 

2:02.33i Växjö 13.2.2016 

Progression 800m 800m i 1500m 400m 

2003 6:01.49 

2004 2:42.08 5:20.12 

2005 2:19.74 - 

2006 2:15.09 2:18.67i 4:41.90 59.28 

2007 2:10.80 2:13.37i 4:52.72/4:47.59i 57.04 

2008 2:10.24 2:11.30i 4:43.59/4:38.40i 56.84 

2009 2:06.37 2:09.26i 4:28.03 56.20 

2010 2.07.28 2:10.94i 4:43.27i 57.86 

2011 2:07.68 2:11.26i 4:30.69 58.09 

2012 2:05.77 2:08.42i 4:19.57 56.51 

2013 2:03.51 2:05.91i 4:21.56 55.15 

2014 2:01.73 - 4:19.85 - 

2015 2:02.13 2:05.85i 4:29.79 - 

2016 2:02.33i 55.59i 

Major competitions 2009 European Junior Ch heat (800m) 

2010 World Junior Ch heat (800m) 

2013 European U23 Ch 7 (800m) 

2014 European Team Ch/Super L 9 (800m) 

European Ch semi (800m) 

2015 European Team Ch/Super L 10 (800m) 


Indoors: 3 

National titles Outdoors (800m): ‘12 

Indoors (800m): ’09, ‘13 

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PB other events 100m 12.95 Västerås 11.9.2009 

200m 25.61 Sävedalen 31.5.2009 

400m 55.15 Göteborg 29.6.2013 

1000m 2:40.17 Göteborg 5.9.2015 

1500m 4:19.57 Göteborg 2.9.2012 

1 mile i 5:20.32 Lubbock, TX 15.1.2011 

2000m 6:35.34 Göteborg 9.7.2006 

1500mSt 5:22.88 Karlskrona 26.5.2007 

300mH 45.29 Göteborg 29.6.2007 

400mH 64.00 Sävedalen 18.8.2007 

LJ 5.19 Nyköping 5.8.2007 

w 5.25 Helsingborg 8.7.2007 

TJ 12.02 Gävle 14.9.2007 

Notes 7th in ’13 European U23’s ... Later that year was forced to rest completely for several months due 

myocarditis ... Returned the following summer to reach semis in ’14 Europeans after having run her two 

fastest races ever. 

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John PETTER OLSON 

Pronounciation PETT-ehrr OOLL-sonn 

Born 

14 February 1991 (Malmö) 

Residence Stockholm 

Occupation Engineering student 


Club Malmö AI (-’12), Hässelby SK (’13-) 

US University University of Texas at Austin (’12) 

Coach Conny Silfver 

Event Heptathlon 

Personal best 5.904i Växjö 8-9.2.2014 

(7.05 7.00 14.19 2.00 8.31 5.03 2:41.50) 

2016 best 5.837i Tallinn, EST 13-14.2.2016 

(7.05 6.99 13.83 1.96 8.14 4.85 2:40.84) 

Progression 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

2014 

2015 

2016 

Dec 

6.839 

7.320 

7.470 

7.724 

7.857 

7.643 

7.801 

- 

- 

Hep i 

5.682 

5.558 

5.671 

5.868 

5.783 

5.904 

5.869 

5.837 

400m 

52.28i 

51.06 

50.79 

49.06 

49.21 

48.36 

48.37 

48.92 

48.50 

- 

- 

110mH 

15.54 

15.13 

15.40/14.67w 

14.72 

14.49 

14.38 

14.38/14.34w 

14.83 

- 

HJ 

1.81/1.85i 

1.90 

1.91 

1.96/2.03i 

1.99/2.03i 

2.00 

1.96/2.02i 

1.94/1.96i 

1.95/2.02i 

1.97/2.00i 

1.88/2.02i 

1.96i 

PV 

3.45/3.71i 

4.15/4.16i 

4.40/4.52i 

4.58/4.86i 

5.05 

5.00/5.14i 

4.92/5.02i 

4.75 

4.90/4.95i 

4.97 

5.00/5.03i 

5.05i 

4.87i 

LJ 

5.68 

6.63 

6.98 

6.96/7.16i 

7.00 

6.97/7.13w 

7.09/7.14w 

7.03/7.12w/7.13i 

7.16 

7.19 

6.78/6.80w/6.95i 

6.99i 

60m 

7.50i 

7.35i 

7.19i 

7.10i 

7.13i 

7.13i 

7.13i 

6.98i 

7.05i 

7.03i 

7.05i 

60mH 

8.54i 

8.39i 

8.38i 

8.33i 

8.13i 

8.11i 

8.25i 

8.06i 

8.14i 

Major competitions 

Internat. matches 

National titles 

2007 World Youth Ch qual (PV) 

2009 European Junior Ch 2 (Dec) 

2010 World Junior Ch 8 (Dec) 

2011 European U23 Ch 8 (Dec) 

2012 European Ch 10 (Dec) 

2013 European Indoor Ch 13 (Hep) 

European U23 Ch dnf (Dec) 

2015 European Indoor Ch 8 (Hep) 

Outdoors: 8 

Outdoors (Dec): ’09, ’11, ‘13 

(400mH): ’12, ‘14 

Indoors (Hep): ’09, ’11, ’13, ’14, ‘15 

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PB other events 60m i 6.98 Göteborg 2.3.2013 

100m 10.70 Ribeira Brava, POR 5.7.2014 

200m 21.79 Sollentuna 27.6.2013 

400m 48.36 Ostrava, CZE 14.7.2011 

1000m i 2:39.97 Nampa, ID 10.3.2012 

1500m 4:20.14 Huddinge 5.9.2010 

60mH i 8.06 Norrköping 8.2.2015 

110mH 14.38 Halmstad 6.7.2013 

14.38 Göteborg 29.6.2014 

w 14.34 Karlstad 6.7.2014 

400mH 51.27 Göteborg 2.9.2012 

HJ 2.00 Götzis, AUT 29.5.2010 

i 2.03 Göteborg 16.3.2008 

i 2.03 Västerås 14.3.2009 

PV 5.05 Helsinki, FIN 30.8.2008 

i 5.14 Västerås 15.3.2009 

LJ 7.19 Ribeira Brava, POR 5.7.2014 

SP 13.95 Sollentuna 6.6.2014 

i 14.19 Växjö 8.2.2014 

DT 42.94 Manhattan, KS 12.5.2012 

JT 57.13 Austin, TX 29.3.2012 

Dec 7.857 Austin, TX 28-29.3.2012 

Athletics in family Brother Trolle (b ’94): PV: 4.52 ‘11 

Wife Magdalena (Ottersten, b ’85): 800m/1500m/3000m: 2:08.88 ’08/4:25.92 ’07/ 9:47.97 

’07 

Notes 

Very consistent as a heptathlete: Since doing 5.682 in his ’09 debute at age 18 has had eight 

series between 5.709 and 5.904 ... However adding up the best event marks from his ’09-‘16 

heptathlons would give a score of 6.100. 

Website 

http://www.petterolson.se 

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ODAIN Ovany ROSE 

Pronounciation Oh-DAIN ROSE 

Born 

19 July 1992 (Port Antonio, JAM) 

Residence Falun 



Club 

IFK Umeå 

Coach Torbjörn Eriksson 

Event 60m 

Personal bests 6.62i Göteborg 2.3.2013 

6.62i Stockholm 17.2.2016 

6.62i Malmö 27.2.2016 

Progression 100m 200m 60m 

2005 25.58 7.99i 

2006 11.72 25.36i 7.38i 

2007 11.36 24.15 7.20i 

2008 11.03 22.41 7.11i 

2009 10.87 22.41/22.33w 6.98i 

2010 10.74/10.66w 21.71 6.87i 

2011 10.55/10.54w 21.89/21.58w 6.82i 

2012 10.49/10.47w 21.65 6.79i 

2013 10.54 - 6.62i 

2014 10.30 - 6.64i 

2015 10.35/10.20w - 6.67i 

2016 6.62i 

Major competitions 2011 European Junior Ch heat (100m) 

2013 European Indoor Ch 5 (60m) 

2014 World Indoor Ch heat (60m) 

European Team Ch/Super L 12 (100m) 

2015 European Indoor Ch semi (60m) 

Universiade quarter (100m) 

Internat matches Outdoors: 5 

Indoors: 3 

National titles Indoors (60m): ’13, ’14, ‘16 

Outdoors (100m): ‘14 

PB other events 100m 10.30 Göteborg 13.6.2014 

w 10.20 Skara 29.8.2015 

200m 21.65 Jessheim, NOR 22.7.2012 

w 21.58 Vellinge 28.8.2011 

Notes Moved to Sweden from Jamaica at age 3 ... Big breakthrough winter of ’13 lowering 60m PB by 0.17, 

running consistently in the 6.60’s and finishing 5th at European Indoors ... Injury put early halt to the 

’13 outdoor season ... Back healthy next winter missing semi in ’14 WICh by merely 0.02 ... Total number of 

sub-6.70 performances currently stands at 15 ... In autumn ’15 moved from Umeå to Falun to train in the 

same group as Susanna Kallur ... Coach Torbjörn Eriksson ’92 OG 200m semifinalist, 60m PB 6.69 ’95. 

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KHADDIJATOU (“Khaddi”) Victoria SAGNIA 

Pronounciation CUDD-y Sahgg-NEE-ah 

Born 

20 April 1994 (Helsingborg) 

Residence Göteborg 



Club 

Ullevi FK 

Coach Katrin Klaup 

Event Long Jump 

Personal bests 6.78 Söderhamn 9.8.2015 

6.78 Beijing, CHN 28.8.2015 

6.66i Malmö 25.1.2015 

2016 best 6.61i Malmö 31.1.2016 

Progression LJ TJ 60m 100m 

2007 5.18i/5.51z 10.74i/10.82z 8.15i 

2008 5.56 11.51 7.90i 

2009 5.89/6.00w/6.03i 12.76/12.93w/13.06i 7.78i 12.65 

2010 6.26 13.56 7.65i 

2011 6.32 13.65/13.86w 7.74i 

2012 - 13.57i 7.55i 

2013 - - - 

2014 6.55 - 7.52i 12.05w 

2015 6.78 - 7.40i 

2016 6.61i - 7.46i 

Major competitions 2010 Youth Olympic G 1 (TJ) 

2011 World Youth Ch 9 (TJ) 

11 (LJ) 

2015 European Indoor Ch qual (LJ) 

European U23 Ch 4 (LJ) 

World Ch 7 (LJ) 


Indoors: 4 

National titles Outdoors (LJ): ‘15 

(TJ): ‘11 

Indoors (LJ): ‘11 

(TJ): ‘11 

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PB other events 60m i 7.40 Sätra 21.2.2015 

100m 12.65 Uddevalla 25.7.2009 

w 12.05 Göteborg 13.6.2014 

200m 25.14 Falun 6.8.2011 

60mH i 8.60 Malmö 29.1.2012 

100mH 13.93 Sundsvall 1.7.2015 

w 13.62 Umeå 2.8.2014 

HJ 1.78 Falun 6.8.2011 

TJ 13.65 Vellinge 26.8.2011 **NJR** 

w 13.86 Karlstad 2.8.2011 

SP 11.74 Göteborg 3.10.2015 

DT 29.46 Göteborg 10.10.2015 

HT 33.55 Göteborg 10.10.2015 

JT 41.47 Göteborg 10.9.2014 

Hep 5.287 Falun 6-7.8.2011 

Notes At age 16 became the inaugural Youth Olympic Triple Jump champion ... In early ’12 suffered major 

knee injury(cruciate ligament) in training, had operation in ’13 and returned to competition in 

winter of ’14 ... After return has focused on Long Jump but as Triple Jump still is favourite event probably 

will return to that sometime in the future ... Missed a place in the final of the ’15 European Idoors by 

a mere 1 cm finishing 9th in the qualification ... In ’15 improved PB by 23 cm in and that was no one-off 

mark ... Rather had eight outdoor performances at 6.68-6.78 ... Tied PB when finishing 7th in the Worlds. 

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SOFIE Natalie SKOOG 

Pronounciation Soh-FEE SKOOG 

Born 

7 June 1990 (Mora) 

Residence Karlstad 

Occupation Economist 


Club Ekshärads FI (-’09), IF Göta Karlstad (’10-) 

Coach Stefan Holm 

Event High Jump 

Personal bests 1.92 Söderhamn 9.8.2015 

1.94i Växjö 13.2.2016 

Progression 2004 1.55 

2005 1.61 

2006 1.64 

2007 1.70 

2008 1.71 

2009 1.72 

2010 1.78 

2011 1.71 1.75i 

2012 1.80 

2013 1.90 

2014 1.87 1.88i 

2015 1.92 

2016 1.94i 

Major competitions 2013 Universiade 9 

2015 World Ch qual 


Indoors: 3 

National titles Outdoors: ‘15 

Indoors: ‘15, ‘16 

PB other events TJ 11.05 Göteborg 20.6.2012 

w 11.29 Göteborg 20.6.2012 

SP 10.12 Karlstad 19.9.2015 

DT 27.62 Karlstad 19.9.2015 

HT 21.46 Karlstad 19.9.2015 

JT 26.49 Karlstad 19.9.2015 

Athletics in family Brother Kim (b ’87): HJ: 2.00i ‘05 

Notes 

A classical “late bloomer” with her U20 PB just 1.72 ... Seemed to be stuck in the 1.70’s 

when finally at age 22 making 1.80 in her début on the national team in the prestigeous 

match vs Finland ... Big breakthrough in ‘13 raising her PB by 10 cm to 1.90 ... In ’15 added 

another 2 cm when winning national outdoor title ... Made her international championship 

début at age 25 in the ’15 Worlds ... There finished14th out of 30 in the qualification ... This 

winter further raised her game averaging 1.904 in seven meets ... 2nd behind only Ruth Beitia 

in Stockholm WIT ... Since autumn ’14 coached by ’04 Olympic champion Stefan Holm. 

Blog 

http://sofieskoog.blogspot.se/ 

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