Kajsa Bergqvist

Kajsa Bergqvist
Kajsa Bergqvist during the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in January 2013
Personal information
Full nameKajsa Margareta Bergqvist
Born (1976-10-12) 12 October 1976
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
High jump
Retired2007
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump (outdoor): 2.06 m
High jump (indoor): 2.08 m (world record)
Heptathlon: 4952 points
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 0 2
World Indoor Championships 2 0 0
European Championships 1 0 1
European Indoor Championships 1 1 0
Continental Cup 0 0 0
Total 5 1 3
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney High jump
World Championships
2005 Helsinki High jump
2001 Edmonton High jump
2003 Paris High jump
European Championships
2002 Munich High jump
2006 Gothenburg High jump
World Indoor Championships
2001 Lisbon High jump
2003 Birmingham High jump
European Indoor Championships
2000 Ghent High jump
2002 Vienna High jump
World Athletics Final
2005 Monte Carlo High jump
2006 Stuttgart High jump
2003 Monte Carlo High jump
Updated on 18 August 2013

Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkǎjːsa ˈbæ̂rjkvɪst]; born 12 October 1976 in Sollentuna, Stockholm) is a Swedish former high jumper. She 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 (6.8 ft), set in Germany in 2003, is also a Swedish record. Her indoor record of 2.08 m (6.8 ft), set at the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting in 2006, is the world indoor record.