Khaddi Sagnia

Khadijatou "Khaddi" Victoria Sagnia (born 20 April 1994) is a Swedish track and field athlete specialising in the long jump.[1] Her personal bests in the event are 6.93 metres outdoors (Swedish Championships 2021) and 6.92 metres indoors (Glasgow 2018). She competes for Ullevi FK.[2]

Khaddi Sagnia
Personal information
Full nameKhadijatou Victoria Sagnia
Born (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994
Helsingborg, Sweden
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
European Indoor Championships
2021 ToruńLong jump
Summer Youth Olympic Games
2010 SingaporeTriple jump

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

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]

As well as being a Nike athlete, she is also an ambassador for Atea and Gainomax health and lifestyle products.

Personal life

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

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
2020 Diamond League Doha, Qatar 3rd Long jump 6.85m
2021 European Championships Toruń, Poland 3rd Long jump 6.75 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 9th Long jump 6.67m

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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