Khadijatou "Khaddi" Victoria Sagnia (born 20 April 1994) is a Swedish track and field athlete specialising in the long jump. Her personal bests in the event are 6.95 metres outdoors (Diamond League Nike Prefontaine Classic – Eugene, Oregon USA 2022) and 6.92 metres indoors (Glasgow 2018).[1] She competes for Ullevi FK.[2]
 Sagnia in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Khadijatou Victoria Sagnia |
| Born | 20 April 1994 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Medal record | |
In 2021, Sagnia won the bronze medal in the long jump event at the European Indoors Championships in Torun, Poland with a leap of 6.75m. This was her first podium finish at the senior level. She won the gold medal in triple jump at the Youth Olympics in 2010. She has competed as a long jumper at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
Biography
editGrowing up, Sagnia was very much into sports, participating in football, basketball, handball and even taekwondo. In 2010, she competed at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, where she won the gold medal in the triple jump final.[3]
Following her success at the Youth Olympic Games, she took part at the World Youth Championships in Lille, France. However, she tore her ACL in her knee and was sidelined for two years.
In 2015, she returned to track and field taking part at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and the IAAF World Youth Championships.
Sagnia made it to the world stage when she represented Sweden at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Despite not having a very impressive performance at the games, she bounced back at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan finishing in the 9th position.
Sagnia started with track and field in 2007 and has developed as an athlete at a very fast pace. Even before attending Youth Olympic Games she had represented the senior national team.[4]
As well as being a Nike athlete, she is also an ambassador for Atea, Nocco Beverage and Gainomax health and lifestyle products.
Personal life
editHer mother Sutay was born in Gambia but grew up in Sweden. Khaddi Sagnia has seven siblings.[5]
Competition record
editReferences
edit- ^ Khaddi Sagnia at World Athletics
- ^ "Adventsspelen kickade igång innesäsongen!" [Adventsspelet kicked off season!] (in Swedish). 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ ""Carolina är min förebild"". 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Världsresultat av Sagnia i längd – Sport – www.gp.se". www.gp.se. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010.
- ^ ""'Carolina är min förebild'"". 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links
edit- Khadijatou Sagnia at Olympics.com
- Khaddi Sagnia at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Khaddi Sagnia Pro Career at Sportpersons.com
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