Khaddi Sagnia

Khadijatou "Khaddi" Victoria Sagnia (born 20 April 1994) is a Swedish track and field athlete specialising in the long jump.[1] She competes for Ullevi FK.[2]

Khaddi Sagnia
Personal information
Full nameKhadijatou Victoria Sagnia
Born (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994
Helsingborg, Sweden
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
Summer Youth Olympic Games
2010 SingaporeTriple jump

Her personal bests in the event are 6.81 metres outdoors (+1.8 m/s Mölndal, 18-06-2020) and 6.92 metres indoors (Glasgow 2018).

Biography

At the first[3] Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, she won the gold medal in the triple jump final.[4]

Khaddi 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.[5]

Personal life

Her mother Sutay was born in Gambia but grew up in Sweden. Khaddi Sagnia has seven siblings.[6]

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Sweden
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 1st Triple jump 13.56 m
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 11th Long jump 5.75 m
9th Triple jump 12.72 m (w)
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 9th (q) Long jump 6.52 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th Long jump 6.64 m
World Championships Beijing, China 7th Long jump 6.78 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 14th Long jump 6.08 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 6th Long jump 6.59 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 27th (q) Long jump 6.25 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 16th (q) Long jump 6.42 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th Long jump 6.64 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 7th Long jump 6.47 m

References
  1. Khaddi Sagnia at World Athletics
  2. "Adventsspelen kickade igång innesäsongen!" [Adventsspelet kicked off season!] (in Swedish). November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  3. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/friidrott/article7658062.ab
  4. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/friidrott/article7665490.ab
  5. http://www.gp.se/sport/1.403177-varldsresultat-av-sagnia-i-langd
  6. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/friidrott/article7665490.ab


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