Kajsa Bergqvist
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| Medal record | ||
 Kajsa Bergqvist |
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| Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | High Jump |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2001 Edmonton | High Jump |
| Bronze | 2003 Paris | High Jump |
| Gold | 2005 Helsinki | High Jump |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2002 Munich | High Jump |
| Bronze | 2006 Gothenburg | High Jump |
Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist (born October 12, 1976 in Sollentuna, Sweden) is an athlete competing in high jump. She has won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003, is also a Swedish record. Her indoor record at 2.08 m, set in Germany in 2006, is also the world indoor record.
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[edit] Biography
Kajsa grew up in Sollentuna, north of Stockholm, with her mother Elsa, father Gunnar and big brother Anders. Her interest in sport began when she was six years old and tried sports such as football, volleyball, badminton, swimming and cross-country skiing, none of which was able to keep her interest.
When she was ten years old, she was persuaded by her big brother, Anders, to compete in Rösjöloppet, a long-distance track event. After that event, she began to try out sevaral athletic events.
Kajsa continued to train in several athletic events until she was 15 years old, when a new coach, Bengt Jönsson, came to her club, Turebergs FK. Soon after his arrival, he and Kajsa chose to concentrate on the event that was her best, high jump.
In 2001 she moved from Sweden to Monaco.
By 2004, lack of progress and long travel distances caused Kajsa to end the relationship with her coach, Bengt Jönsson. She joined a group of athletes (including Olympic gold medalist Christian Olsson) under Yannick Tregaro.
At a competition in Båstad, on July 18, 2004, Kajsa tore her Achilles tendon. Due to the injury, she missed the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but managed to return to form just in time for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. There she made an impressive series of jumps to edge out Chaunte Howard for the gold medal.
In 2006 she had been ranked the number one female high jumper in the world but failed to win in that summer's European Championships in front of her home fans in Gothenburg, settling for a bronze medal.
In Arnstadt Germany, 4th of February 2006, Kajsa set her first world record. A first attempt indoor leap of 2.08m to surpass Heike Henkel's 2.07m leap on 8th of February 1992.
[edit] International medals
[edit] High jump
- Olympic Games
- World Championships in Athletics
- World Indoor Championships in Athletics
- 2003, Birmingham - 2.01 m - Gold
- 2001, Lisbon - 2.00 m - Gold
- European Athletics Championships
- 2006, Gothenburg - 2.01 m - Bronze
- 2002, Munich - 1.98 m - Gold
- European Indoor Athletics Championships
- European Athletics U23 Championships
- World Junior Championships in Athletics
- European Athletics Junior Championships
- 1995, Nyiregyhaza - 1.89 m - Silver
[edit] Other victories
[edit] High jump
- 1999: Brussels (Golden League) - 1.97 m
- 2000: Stockholm (Grand Prix) - 1.96 m
- 2001: Vaasa (European Cup first league) - 1.92 m; Rome (Golden League) - 1.98 m; Monaco (Golden League) - 1.99 m; Berlin (Golden League) - 1.96 m
- 2002: Seville (European Cup first league) - 1.98 m; Lausanne (Grand Prix) - 2.04 m; Paris Saint-Denis (Golden League-meet) - 1.97 m; Stockholm (Grand Prix) - 2.00 m; Brussels (Golden League-meet) - 1.99 m
- 2003: Ostrava (Grand Prix) - 2.01 m; Lappeenranta (European Cup first league) - 1.96 m; Eberstadt (high jump-meet) - 2.06 m (outdoor personal best)
- 2005: Gävle (European Cup first league) - 2.01 m; Zagreb (Grand Prix) - 2.00 m; Madrid (Grand Prix) - 1.98 m; Stockholm (Grand Prix) - 1.95 m; Sheffield (Grand Prix) - 2.03 m; Monaco (World Athletics Final) - 2.00 m
- 2006: Doha (Grand Prix) - 1.97 m; Málaga (European Cup super league) - 1.97 m; Athens (Grand Prix) - 2.00 m; Stockholm (Grand Prix) - 2.02 m; London (Grand Prix) - 2.05 m; Eberstadt (high jump-meet) - 1.98 m; Stuttgart (World Athletics Final) - 1.98 m
[edit] Personal bests
- High jump
- Indoor - 2.08 m (World record)
- Outdoor - 2.06 m
- Heptathlon
- Outdoor - 4952 p
[edit] References
- sv:Kajsa Bergqvist. Accessed August 11, 2005.
- Kajsa Bergqvist's official site. Retrieved on August 11, 2005. - (in Swedish)
- "Kajsa Bergqvist Pictures"
- "IAAF - International Association of Athletics Federations".
- "IAAF - Competition sites".
- IAAF - Kajsa Bergqvist's biography. Retrieved on August 11, 2005.
- IAAF - World Rankings - Women's High Jump. Retrieved on August 31, 2005.
- "EAA - European Athletic Association".
- "EAA - Event Result Database".
- EAA - Kajsa Bergqvist's biography. Retrieved on August 11, 2005.
