Kajsa BERGQVIST

Kajsa Bergqvist - Sweden - 2005 World Championship High Jump Gold medal.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 08 August 2005

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 12 October 1976
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Sollentuna, Sweden
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Sweden
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Kajsa BERGQVIST - Sweden - 2005 World Championship High Jump Gold medal.

A delighted Kajsa is pictured above after clearing what would prove to be a gold medal winning 2.02m in the womens High Jump final at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. The only other athlete left in the competition was Chaunte Howard and when she failed all three attempts at the height it meant Bergqvist was the world champion. The victory brought to an end a run of bronze medals at the 'majors' for Kajsa, following her third place finishes at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 2001 Worlds and the 2005 Worlds.

 


Women's High Jump final

2005 World Athletics Championships

1. Kajsa BERGQVIST   SWE   2.02
2. Chaunte HOWARD   USA   2.00
3. Emma GREEN   SWE   1.96
4. Anna CHICHEROVA   RUS   1.96
5. Vita PALAMAR   UKR   1.93
6. Tia HELLEBAUT   BEL   1.93
7. Viktoriya STYOPINA   UKR   1.93
8. Amy ACUFF   USA   1.89