SWEDISH TEAM. European Indoor Championships, Praha, 2015 MEDIA GUIDE

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1 SWEDISH TEAM European Indoor Championships, Praha, 2015 MEDIA GUIDE

2 Index ANDREAS ALMGREN, 800 m LEIF ARRHENIUS, Shot Put ANGELICA BENGTSSON, Pole Vault MALIN DAHLSTRÖM, Pole Vault STAFFAN EK,1500 m IRENE EKELUND, 60 m CHARLOTTA FOUGBERG, 3000 m ERIK HAGBERG, 60 m ERICA JARDER, Long Jump ANDREAS KRAMER, 800 m ELISE MALMBERG, 400 m JOHAN ROGESTEDT, 1500 m FANNY ROOS, Shot Put ODAIN ROSE, 60 m KHADDIJATOU SAGNIA, Long Jump ANNA SILVANDER, 800 m SOFIE SKOOG, High Jump MICHEL TORNÉUS, Long Jump ELIN ÖSTLUND, 60 m TIME TABLE SWEDISH TEAM OFFICIAL PRESS CONFERENCES SWEDISH TEAM ERIK MARTINSSON, 400 m MICHAELA MEIJER, Pole Vault THOBIAS NILSSON MONTLER, Long Jump PETTER OLSON, Heptathlon ANDREAS OTTERLING, Long Jump Compiled by: A. Lennart Julin (ATFS) (Valuable statistical sources compiled by Jonas Hedman, Bo Nordin, Bengt Holmberg and Owe Fröberg.) Note: The purpose of this guide is to be a source of background information for the media covering the 2015 European Indoor Championships. Thus individual pieces of information are of course free to use in articles and reports. However, the actual profiles must not be wholly or partially reprinted, published on Internet or entered into databases or similar electronic information systems. Production: Text & Bildproduktion AB Photo: Foto: Ryno Quantz and Deca Text&Bild Swedish Athletic Association Heliosgatan 3 SE Stockholm, Sweden Phone: Fax: info@friidrott.se 2

3 Karl ANDREAS ALMGREN Pronounciation Unn-DREH-uss AHLM-grehn 12 June 1995 (Stockholm) Sollentuna Occupation Student Height/Weight 177 cm / 66 kg Tureberg FK Urban Aruhn 800 m Personal bests 1:45.65 Eugene, OR **NJR** 1:46.56i Stockholm Progression 800 m 1500 m 400 m : : : : : i : :04.46i : : : : : :46.56i 48.38i Major competitions 2011 World Youth Ch semi 2014 World Junior Ch European Ch semi Internat. matches Outdoors: 2 Indoors: 1 National titles Outdoors (800m): 14 PB other events 100m Sollentuna m Sollentuna m Stockholm m Gävle m i 2:35.40 Norrköping m 3:50.53 Sollentuna m 5:44.47 Kil LJ 6.07 Västerås TJ Uppsala Notes: At age 16 was 5th in the 400m at the national senior championships... Until 13 pursued a parallel succesful career in football (soccer) belonging to the junior team of a 1st divison club... An injury then made him decide to concentrate on his running... Major breakthrough followed last summer running 1:45.65 to take sensational bronze (best non-kenyan) at the World Juniors and missing the national senior record by just

4 LEIF Hilding ARRHENIUS Pronounciation LAY-f Ah-REHN-yuhss 15 July 1986 (Provo, UT, USA) Springville, UT Occupation Student Height/Weight 192 cm / 120 kg Spårvägens FK US university Brigham Young University ('05, '08-'11) Vesteinn Hafsteinsson Shot Put Personal bests Hässleholm best 19.97i Växjö Progression DT SP HT /16.88i on mission (in Taiwan) /18.35i /18.98i /19.92i i Major competitions 2011 World Ch qual (DT) 2012 European Ch qual (SP) qual (DT) 2013 European Indoor Ch qual (SP) World Ch qual (SP) 2014 European Team Ch/Super L 5 (SP) European Ch qual (SP) Internat. matches Outdoors: 6 Indoors: 3 National titles Outdoors (DT): 08 (SP): 12, 13, 14 Indoors (SP): 13, 15 PB other events DT Växjö HT Provo, UT JT Provo, UT WT (35 lb)i Fayetteville, AR Athletics in family Father Anders (b '47): SP/DT: /52.71 '73 Brother Daniel (b '78): SP/DT: 17.99/56.32 '03 Sister Annika (b '80): DT: '00 Brother Niklas (b '82): SP/DT: /19.91i 04/66.22 '11 Notes: Permanent resident of Utah since birth, but has retained the Swedish citizenship of his father, who was on Swedish national team as a shot putter in 1970's (four times national champion)... Improved Shot Put PB by 94 cm to to win the 11 NCAA Indoor title... Concluded collegiate career with 2nd places in both SP & DT at the 11 NCAA Outdoor Champs... After previously being a Discus Thrower that also did the SP switched priorities in At 12 Swedish Championships became first in family to reach 20 meters... Current number of 20+ meets is nine (3 indoors, 6 outdoors)... Very close to reaching finals in 12 European Ch (missing by 1 place /15 cm), 13 European Indoor Ch (missing by 2 places/ 12 cm) and 13 World Ch (missing by 2 places / 23 cm). 4

5 ANGELICA Therese BENGTSSON Pronounciation Ahnn-YEH-lick-ah BENG-kt-sonn 8 July 1993 (Väckelsång) Paris, FRA Occupation Student Height/Weight 164 cm / 51 kg IFK Växjö (-'09), Hässelby SK ('10-) Sebastian Homo Pole Vault Personal bests 4.58 Sollentuna **NR** 4.68i Mouilleron-le-Captif, FRA **NIR** Progression i i i Major competitions 2009 World Youth Ch World Junior Ch 1 Youth Olympic Games European Indoor Ch qual European Junior Ch European Ch 10 World Junior Ch 1 Olympic Games qual 2013 European Indoor Ch qual European U23 Ch 3 World Ch qual 2014 European Ch 5 Internat. matches Outdoors: 4 National titles Outdoors: 12, 14 Indoors: 10, 13, 14, 15 PB other events 60m 8.54 Honolulu, HI i 8.19 Aubière, FRA LJ i 5.22 Aubière, FRA JT Lens, FRA Athletics in family Father Glenn (b '58): JT: '82 (old implement) Sister Maria (b '88): SP/DT/HT: '08/43.95 '07/45.48 '06 Sister Victoria (b '90): PV: 4.00 '09 Sister Patricia (b '91): PV: 2.50i/2.40 '06 Sister Gabriella (b '99): PV: 2.90 '14 Notes: Perfect record of international youth/junior titles in 09-12: Five out of five!... Also holds all records/best marks for both youth and juniors... World Youth Best of 4.47 in May '10, then just 1 cm off WJR... Four improvements of WJR in three days in February '11: 4.52 in Sätra 20 Feb and 4.53, 4.58 and 4.63 in Stockholm 22 Feb... That 4.63 still stands as the WJR... In 12 retroactively became the inaugural WJIR holder with those Received the IAAF Rising Star award at the '10 World Athletics Gala... At Swedish Sports Awards Gala in January 11 received the Newcomer of the Year -award (all sports considered) for European Athletics Rising Star award for In late 12 moved to France, first to Clermont-Ferrand and then in 14 to Paris... Opened her 2015 with NIR 4.68 despite not even using spikes... Has found a new level of consistency this winter with all four meets at

6 Anna MALIN DAHLSTRÖM Pronounciation Mah-LINN DAHL-streumm 26 August 1989 (Göteborg) Västra Frölunda (Göteborg) Occupation Technology student Height/Weight 171 cm / 60 kg Göteborgs KIK (-'09), Ullevi FK ('10-) Gustaf Hultgren Pole Vault Personal bests 4.40 Karlskrona & Rottach-Egern, GER i Dresden, GER best 4.30i Göteborg i Malmö i Baerum, NOR i Stockholm Progression i i i /4.50& i i Major competitions 2009 European Team Ch/Super L 12 European U23 Ch European Indoor Ch qual European Team Ch/Super L nh European U23 Ch 5 World Ch qual 2012 European Ch qual 2013 European Indoor Ch qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 8 Indoors: 3 National titles Outdoors: '11, 13 Indoors: '11, 12 PB other events 60m i 7.75 Göteborg m m Lerum i Malmö m i 2:46.14 Göteborg mH i 9.02 Göteborg mH Borås HJ 1.49 Lerum LJ 5.80 Stockholm w 5.98 Helsingborg Pen i Göteborg Notes: Former gymnast taking up athletics at age 15 and was almost immediately introduced to the PV. Between 12 and 18 February 2011 raised NIR three times (4.43, 4.45 and 4.50) only to loose it on 20 February... Snapped achilles tendon in training in April 14, missed the whole outdoor season... Returned to competition on 17 Jan 15 making 4.30 in the comeback meet. 6

7 STAFFAN Carl Artur EK Pronounciation STUFF-unn EHK 13 November 1991 (Burlöv) Linköping Occupation Medical student Height/Weight 181 cm /64 kg Björnstorps IF /Advisor Per Synnerman 1500 m Personal bests 3:44.14 Huddinge :43.54i Stockholm Progression 1500m 3000m 5000m : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :27.80/8:15.89i 14: :43.54i 8:16.17i Major competitions 2010 European Junior XC Ch dnf (6.1 km) Internat. matches Outdoors: 2 Indoors: 3 National titles Indoors (3000m): 15 PB other events 400m Lund m 1:51.36 Göteborg m 2:28.06 Halmstad mile 4:09.98 Mölndal m 5:16.14 Huddinge m 8:02.69 Karlstad m 14:24.27 Helsinki, FIN mSt 6:10.67 Västerås

8 IRENE Michelle EKELUND Pronounciation I-REE-nee EH-keh-luhnd 8 March 1997 (Islamabad, PAK) Karlstad Occupation Student Height/Weight 170 cm / 57 kg Kils AIK (-'13), Malmö AI ('14-) Niclas Broström 60 m Personal best 7.26i Sätra **NJIR** Progression 200m 100m 60m LJ /26.73i 8.31i i i /11.71w 7.44i i 5.67i /22.97w i 5.80i i 7.26i Major competitions 2013 World Youth Ch 5 (100m) 1 (200m) 2014 European Team Ch/Super L 5 (200m) World Junior Ch 6 (100m) 2 (200m) European Ch semi (200m) 6 (4x100m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 4 Indoors: 3 National titles Outdoors (100m): '13 (200m): '13, 14 Indoors (60m): '13, 15 (200m): '13, 15 PB other events 100m Kil **NJR** 200m Donetsk, UKR **NJR** i Norrköping **NIR** 300m Göteborg m 2:29.51 Kristinehamn mH Köping LJ 5.58 Växjö i 5.80 Sätra Notes: Big breakthrough in 13 when at age 16 re-writing the NJR s in the sprints... First indoors: 7.32 for 60m (old record had stood since 74!) plus for 200m (old record from 02, lowered by 0.84)... And then outdoors: for 100m (tied record from 75) plus (old record from 03, lowered by 0.43)... The also constitued a NIR for seniors improving a 19 years old mark by First international appearance 13 WYCh resulted in a 200m gold medal after improving overall PB by Confirmed championship qualities in 14 WJCh lowering YB by 0.46 for silver... At first senior championships ( 14 ECh) missed the 200m final by merely No real connection to Pakistan, just happened to be born in Islamabad because family was living there then (her father working for an international organisation). 8

9 CHARLOTTA Emma Katarina FOUGBERG Pronounciation Sharr-LOTT-ah FOOG-bairj 19 June 1985 (Lerum) Göteborg Occupation Process developer Height/Weight 165 cm / 51 kg Göteborgs KIK (-04), Ullevi FK ( 07-) /Advisor Johan Wettergren 3000 m Personal bests 8:58.56 Oslo, NOR :07.94i Stockholm best 9:13.78i Baerum, NOR Progression 3000mSt 3000m 3000m i 1500m 800m 400m : :22.6m :23.7m : i : /59.08i :04.41i 2: i : not competed 2006 not competed : : : :12.8m 59.72i : : :34.04/4:29.44i 2:11.67/2:10.12i 60.07i : : : :10.42i : : i 4: : : : : : : :41.47i : : :07.94i 4: : : : :12.37i 4: :13.78i 4:22.87i Major competitions 2011 European Team Ch/Super L 11 (3000m) 2013 European Indoor Ch heat (3000m) World Ch heat (3000mSt) European XC Ch 33 (8 km) 2014 European Team Ch/Super L 1 (3000mSt) European Ch 2 (3000mSt) Continental Cup 5 (3000mSt) Internat. matches Outdoors: 10 Indoors: 3 National titles Outdoors (5000m): 13 (3000mSt): 10, 11, 12, 13 (8 km XC): 11 Indoors (1500m): 10, 13, 15 PB other events 200m m Göteborg i Malmö m 2:08.56 Stockholm m 2:48.57 Lerum m 4:11.89 Karlstad m 8:58.56 Oslo, NOR m 16:04.21 Stockholm mSt 4:34.61 Halmstad mSt 6:43.26 Göteborg mSt 9:23.96 Glasgow, GBR **NR** 300mH Stockholm Pen i Göteborg

10 Notes: An archetypal late bloomer... After early career as a 400m/800m runner had a couple of years off before returning as a middle distance runner with the Steeplechase as main event... First ever international championship appearance at age In hunt for the 9:48 B-standard for 13 WCh in Moscow ran three races in just nine days in late July: 9:50 on the 19th and 9:51 on the 23rd before finally nailing it with 9:45 on the 27th... Stepped up another level in 14 running three winning races including the Euro Team Ch in May/June at 9:34/9:35... When making DL debut in Glasgow in July took another ten seconds off the NR/PB when finishing 4th in 9: Narrowly lost the final sprint for the gold at 14 ECh... Ran on the European team at the 14 Continental Cup. 10

11 ERIK Ibrahim HAGBERG Pronounciation EH-rick HAHG-bair-j 11 April 1995 (Uppsala) Uppsala Occupation Student Height/Weight 181 cm / 79 kg Upsala IF Daniel Andersson 60 m Personal best 6.66i Baerum, NOR Progression 100m 200m 60m i /11.16w i /10.74w i i /10.36w i Major competitions 2011 World Youth Ch heat (100m) 2013 European Junior Ch 5 (100m) 2014 European Ch heat (4x100m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 1 Indoors: 1 National titles - PB other events 100m Rieti, ITA **NJR** w Uppsala m Sollentuna m Västerås LJ 5.95 Uppsala SP Uppsala DT Uppsala HT Uppsala JT Uppsala Notes: Set NJR at age 18 in the heats of the 13 EJCh and went on tofinish 5th in the final (10.68 into a head wind... This winter has lowered his 60m PB by a total of

12 ERICA May-Lynn JARDER Pronounciation Eh-REE-kah JAHR-dehrr 2 April 1986 (Stockholm) København, DEN Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 173 cm / 59 kg Täby IS (- 99), Danderyds SK ( 00-01), IF Linnéa ( 01-02), Spårvägens FK ( 03-06), Väsby IK ( 07-08), Spårvägens FK ( 09-). in Denmark Sparta AM ( 10-) Anders Møller Long Jump Personal bests 6.68 Helsinki, FIN w Göteborg i Göteborg best 6.69i Karlsruhe, GER Progression LJ HJ TJ 100m 60m i 1.63i i i /5.59w /12.49w i 12.43/12.49w i /6.26w/6.24i 12.70/12.82i 12.51/12.21w 7.80i /6.21i 12.70i i /12.72i i /6.43w i i /6.71i i /6.84w i i 7.47i Major competitions 2007 European U23 Ch qual (LJ) 2012 European Ch heat (4x100m) 2013 European Indoor Ch 3 (LJ) World Ch 10 (LJ) 2014 World Indoor Ch 8 (LJ) European Team Ch/Super L 3 (LJ) European Ch 8 (LJ) Internat. matches Outdoors 8 Indoors: 4 National titles Outdoors: 07, 12, 13, 14 Indoors: 08, 09, 12, 13, 15 PB other events 60m i 7.46 Malmö m København, DEN m Västerås w Västerås m i 2:29.21 Sätra HJ 1.76 Stockholm i 1.78 Nyköping TJ Aabenraa, DEN Notes: Began as a high jumper but at age 20 switched to the LJ due to a troublesome foot... In 10 moved to Denmark (Copenhagen)... Was extremely consistent at during the last four years up until the very last meet of winter of The 13 European Indoors a month before turning 27 was her debut at a senior championship... There surprised everybody by hitting 6.61 (overall PB by 13 cm) in the qualification to reach the final... In the final improved another 10 cm to grab a completely unforeseen bronze... Outdoors last summer confirmed the Erica 2.0 -status by finishing 10th in Moscow and producing 9 meets beyond her pre 13 European Indoors PB... In the 13 DL compiled record... 12

13 In 14 in Sopot and Zurich made it 4-out-of-4 for reaching the final at international championships... In 14 DL finished Trademark is consistency:last summer had ten more meets within just 12 cm of her seasonal best This winter switched from hangstyle to small hitchkick... Still very consistent, e.g. at recent NCh had her five legal jumps between 6.45 and

14 Jens ANDREAS KRAMER Pronounciation Unn-DREH-uss KRAH-mehrr 13 April 1997 (Sävedalen) Sävedalen Occupation Student Height/Weight 187 cm / 66 kg Sävedalens AIK /Advisor Per Skoog 800 m Personal bests 1:51.59 Oslo, NOR :49.01i Stockholm Progression 800m 1500m 400m :34.36i 5: : : : : : : : : i : : : : /50.48i :49.01i 3:50.96i 50.11i Major competitions - Internat. matches - National titles - PB other events 60m i m Borås i Göteborg m i 2:38.27 Göteborg m 3:51.81 Mannheim, GER i 3:50.96 Sätra m 5:48.91 Växjö

15 ELISE Inez MALMBERG Pronounciation Eh-LEES MAHLM-bair-j 13 July 1995 (Broby) Broby / Växjö Occupation Student (mathematics & physics) Height/Weight 170 cm / 61 kg Hässleholms AIS Ingela Nilsson & Håkan Widlund 400 m Personal bests Helsinki, FIN i Göteborg Progression 400m 400mH LJ 100mH Hep i/5.27z /14.77w /56.72i /56.41i /6.32w /6.24i dnf i 6.12i Major competitions 2011 World Youth Ch 5 (Heptathlon) 2012 World Junior Ch qual (LJ) 2013 European Junior Ch 6 (LJ) semi (100mH) 2014 World Junior Ch 8 (LJ) heat (100mH) Internat. matches Outdoors: 3 Indoors: 2 National titles Indoors (400m): 15 (LJ): 14 PB other events 60m i 7.54 Uddevalla m Borås w Västerås m Sollentuna m 2:20.61 Sandnes, NOR mH i 8.48 Sätra mH Västerås mH Västerås mH Helsinki, FIN HJ 1.69 Villeneuve d Ascq,FRA i 1.70 Växjö i 1.70 Växjö LJ 6.28 Stockholm w 6.32 Borås TJ Hässleholm SP Varberg i Växjö DT Växjö JT Växjö Pen i Växjö Hep Huddinge Notes: First priority the multievents, e.g. 5th aged 16 at the 11 WYCh... However, a persistent arm injury hampering in the JT forced moving focus away from the Heptathlon... Thus pursued the combo LJ/100mH for a couple of years... In late summer of 14 (after WJCh) decided to try the one lap events just for fun and found her niche... Inexperience at these events showed off in the match vs Finland: Starting out quite conservatively in the 400mH to finish with a turbo burst from the last hurdle to move from 5th to 1st... This winter first season where 400m been the priority. 15

16 ERIK Oskar MARTINSSON Pronounciation EH-rick MAHRT-inn-sonn 25 September 1996 (Valbo) Valbo Occupation Student Height/Weight 189 cm / 84 kg Gefle IF /Advisor Thomas Persson & Magnus Aare 400 m Personal bests Donetsk, UKR i Stockholm Progression 400m 200m /22.65w?/22.56w /21.93w i 22.36i Major competitions 2013 World Youth Ch semi Internat. matches Outdoors: 1 Indoors: 1 National titles Indoors: 15 PB other events 60m i 7.14 Göteborg m Gävle w Västerås m Göteborg w Sollentuna m Ystad m 2:05.01 Västerås HJ 1.88 Gävle LJ 6.61 Gävle w 6.72 Gävle TJ Gävle i Uddevalla Notes: Major suprise when lowering indoor PB by over half a second and overall PB by over a quarter of second at the XL-galan finishing just a second behind winner Maslák... Confirmed improvement just a couple of days later by frontrunning to first national title. 16

17 Sara MICHAELA MEIJER Pronounciation Mick-ah-EH-lah MAY-ehrr 30 July 1993 (Göteborg) Göteborg Occupation Pre-school teacher Height/Weight 172 cm / 63 kg Mölndals AIK (- 07), Örgryte IS ( 08-) Gustaf Hultgren & Thomas Kyöttilä Pole Vault Personal bests 4.28 Göteborg i Baerum, NOR Progression i /4.18& i i i Major competitions 2009 World Youth Ch World Junior Ch final (nh) 2011 European Junior Ch qual 2014 European Team Ch/Super L 6 Internat. matches Outdoors: 4 Indoors: 1 National titles Outdoors: 09 PB other events 200m Eskilstuna mH i 8.92 Norrköping mH Vellinge mH Mölndal HJ 1.61 Eskilstuna LJ 5.54 Västerås i 5.73 Sätra SP Göteborg DT Göteborg HT Göteborg JT Eskilstuna Pen i Norrköping Notes: Shadowed compatriot Angelica Bengtsson through youth years and at age 16 contributed to a Swedish 1-2 at the 09 WYCh... Due to injury didn t vault for almost two full years from summer of 12 to summer of This winter finally completely healthy raising her PB by 22 cm. 17

18 THOBIAS NILSSON MONTLER Pronounciation Too-BEE-uss NILL-sonn MONNT-lehrr 15 February 1996 (Helsingborg) Landskrona/Malmö Occupation Student Height/Weight 187 cm / 72 kg IF Kronan (- 11), Malmö AI ( 12-) Morgan Persson Long Jump Personal bests 7.67 Kristiansand, NOR i Sätra Progression LJ 60m i/5.40z/5.60wz 8.37i i i /7.23w 7.14i i i i 6.96i (z = measured from take-off point) Major competitions 2013 World Youth Ch World Junior Ch 8 Internat. matches Outdoors: 1 Indoors: 2 National titles - PB other events 60m i 6.96 Malmö m Göteborg w Västerås HJ 1.92 Kalmar PV i 2.74 Göteborg TJ Helsingborg Athletics in family First cousin Estelle Montler (b 91): HJ: , 200m: 24.91i 15 Notes: Habit of rising to the championship occasion: Entered 13 WYCh as No 25 statistically to finish 8th, entered 14 WJCh as No 19 to finish 8th again. 18

19 John PETTER OLSON Pronounciation PETT-ehrr OOLL-sonn 14 February 1991 (Malmö) Stockholm Occupation Engineering student Height/Weight 183 cm / 81 kg Malmö AI (- 12), Hässelby SK ( 13-) US University University of Texas at Austin ( 12) Conny Silfver Heptathlon Personal best 5.904i Växjö ( :41.50) 2013 best 5.831i Norrköping ( :41.14) Progression Dec Hep i 400m 110mH HJ PV LJ 60m 60mH /3.71i /1.85i 4.15/4.16i i /4.52i i /4.86i i /2.03i /7.16i 7.19i 8.54i /2.03i 5.00/5.14i i 8.39i /14.67w /5.02i 6.97/7.13w 7.13i 8.38i /2.02i /7.14w 7.13i 8.33i /1.96i 4.90/4.95i 7.03/7.12w/7.13i 7.13i 8.13i /2.02i i 8.11i /14.34w 1.97/2.00i 5.00/5.03i i 8.25i i 5.05i 6.95i 7.14i 8.06i Major competitions 2007 World Youth Ch qual (PV) 2009 European Junior Ch 2 (Dec) 2010 World Junior Ch 8 (Dec) 2011 European U23 Ch 8 (Dec) Internat. matches Outdoors: 8 National titles Outdoors (Dec): '09, '11, 13 (400mH): 12, 14 Indoors (Hep): '09, '11, 13, 14, 15 PB other events 60m i 6.98 Göteborg m Ribeira Brava, POR m Sollentuna m Ostrava, CZE m i 2:39.97 Nampa, ID m 4:20.14 Huddinge mH i 8.06 Norrköping mH Halmstad Göteborg w Karlstad mH Göteborg HJ 2.00 Götzis, AUT i 2.03 Göteborg i 2.03 Västerås PV 5.05 Helsinki, FIN i 5.14 Västerås LJ 7.19 Ribeira Brava, POR SP Sollentuna i Växjö DT Manhattan, KS JT Austin, TX Dec Austin, TX Athletics in family Brother Trolle (b '94): PV: Website European Ch 10 (Dec) 2013 European Indoor Ch 13 (Hep) European U23 Ch dnf (Dec)

20 Carl Erik ANDREAS OTTERLING Pronounciation Unn-DREH-uss OHTT-ehrr-ling 25 May 1986 (Örebro) Lidingö Occupation Law student Height/Weight 183 cm / 80 kg KFUM Örebro Leif Robertson Long Jump Personal bests 8.03 Lerum i Tampere, FIN best 7.87i Stockholm Progression LJ TJ z/5.28zi 11.25z /6.13z 12.40/12.65z/12.79zw /6.78w i 13.25/14.18i /6.56w /14.61w i /16.08w /16.05i /16.22i /7.97w/7.89i 15.95/16.53w /7.65i i (z = measured from take-off point) Major competitions 2011 European Indoor Ch qual 2012 European Ch qual 2013 European Indoor Ch qual Internat. matches Outdoors: 5 Indoors: 2 National titles Outdoors (LJ): 11 (TJ): '10 Indoors (TJ): 09 PB other events 60m i 7.28 Örebro Örebro m Gävle m Gävle TJ Falun w Gävle i Stockholm SP Västerås DT Norrtälje Notes: Had always focussed on TJ but surprised everyone in early February 11 with a 7.89i LJ 22 cm PB in the process defeating two '10 European Ch finalists... On 12 June 12 became the 4th Swedish long jumper ever to surpass 8m (legal wind). 20

21 JOHAN Sven Ivar ROGESTEDT Pronounciation YU-hunn ROO-geh-stett 27 January 1993 (Göteborg) Göteborg Occupation Technology student Height/Weight 196 cm / 72 kg Stenungsunds FI Ulf Friberg 1500 m Personal bests 3:40.78 Oordegem, BEL :40.03i Stockholm Progression 800m 1500m 400m 3000m TJ : : : : /12.28i : : i 11.75/12.39i : : : : :54.63/3:49.11i : : : : : : : : : :49.26i 3:40.03i Major competitions 2009 World Youth Ch 1 (800m) 2010 European Junior XC Ch European Team Ch/Super L 10 (1500m) European Junior Ch 3 (800m) 2012 European Ch heat (800m) World Junior Ch heat (800m) 2013 European Indoor Ch semi (800m) European U23 Ch heat (800m) 2014 European Team Ch/Super L 8 (800m) 9 (1500m) European Ch semi (800m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 5 Indoors: 4 National titles Outdoors (800m): 13 (1500m): Indoors (800m): 13, 15 (1500m): 11, 14 PB other events 200m Uddevalla m Halmstad m Göteborg m 1:45.89 Rieti, ITA m i 2:33.61 Sätra m 3:40.78 Oordegem, BEL m 5:38.74 Göteborg m 8:31.45 Mölndal HJ 1.76 Halmstad LJ 5.67 Halmstad TJ Halmstad i Sätra Notes: Aged just 16 at 09 World Youth shocked everyone by taking the 800m title ahead of runners with 4-5 seconds better PB s... That is not just the only European gold ever at the middle and long distances for boys in the history of these championships until the 8th edition in 13 it was the only European medal in these events... Ran his overall PB at 1500m at the XLgalan missing the NIR by just Website: 21

22 FANNY Matilda Charlotte ROOS Pronounciation FUNN-y ROOS 2 January 1995 (Ljungby) Växjö Occupation Service station officer (part-time) Height/Weight 173 cm / 78 kg s Ljungby FIK (-14), Atleticum Växjö SK (15-) Per Karlsson Shot Put Personal bests Eugene, OR i Göteborg Progression 4.0 kg 3.0 kg 2.0 kg i Major competitions 2011 World Youth Ch World Junior Ch qual 2013 European Junior Ch European Team Ch/Super L 10 World Junior Ch 6 Internat. matches Outdoors: 4 Indoors: 2 National titles Outdoors: 14 Indoors : 14, 15 PB other events LJ 5.25 Stockholm TJ Högby w Värnamo i Göteborg DT Södertälje HT Växjö JT Växjö WT (20 lb)i Bollnäs Notes: The steady, gradual improvement kind of athlete... E.g. in no less than eight installments in the NJR list raising the record by a total of 74 cm... Also worth noting: Half of those eight record puts came in the 13 EJCh and the 14 WJCh... The gradual improvement has continued this winter raising overall PB from to to to NJR holder both outdoors and indoors. 22

23 ODAIN Ovany ROSE Pronounciation Oh-DAIN ROSE 19 July 1992 (Port Antonio, JAM) Umeå Occupation Student Height/Weight 182 cm / 73 kg IFK Umeå Anneli Johansson 60 m Personal best 6.62i Göteborg best 6.68i Göteborg Progression 100 m 200 m 60 m i i 7.38i i i /22.33w 6.98i /10.66w i /10.54w 21.89/21.58w 6.82i /10.47w i i i i Major competitions 2011 European Junior Ch heat (100m) 2013 European Indoor Ch 5 (60m) 2014 World Indoor Ch heat (60m) European Team Ch/Super L 12 (100m) 2015 European Ch heat (100m) Internat. matches Outdoors: 4 Indoors: 2 National titles Indoors (60m): 13, 14 Outdoors (100m): 14 PB other events 100m Göteborg m Jessheim, NOR w Vellinge Notes: Moved to Sweden from Jamaica at age 3... Big breakthrough winter of 13 lowering 60m PB by 0.17, running consistently in the 6.60 s and finishing 5th at European Indoors... Injury put early halt to the outdoor season... Back healthy in winter 14 as shown by back-to-back 6.64 s at Swedish Ch semi and final... Missed semi in 14 WICh by merely

24 KHADDIJATOU ( Khaddi ) Victoria SAGNIA Pronounciation CUDD-y Sahgg-NEE-ah 20 April 1994 (Helsingborg) Göteborg Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 173 cm / 63 kg Ullevi FK Katrin Klaup Long Jump Personal bests 6.55 Kalmar i Malmö Progression LJ TJ 60 m 100 m i/5.51z 10.74i/10.82z 8.15i i /6.00w/6.03i 12.76/12.93w/13.06i 7.78i i /13.86w 7.74i i 7.55i i 12.05w i i Major competitions 2010 Youth Olympics 1 (TJ) 2011 World Youth Ch 9 (TJ) 11 (LJ) Internat. matches Outdoors: 3 Indoors: 3 National titles Outdoors (TJ): 11 Indoors (LJ): 11 (TJ): 11 PB other events 60m i 7.40 Sätra m Uddevalla w Göteborg m Falun mH i 8.60 Malmö mH Umeå w Umeå HJ 1.78 Falun TJ Vellinge **NJR** w Karlstad SP Göteborg i Göteborg DT Göteborg HT Göteborg JT Göteborg Hep Falun Notes: At age 16 became the inaugural Youth Olympic champion in TJ... In early 12 suffered major knee injury(cruciate ligament) in training, had operation in 13 and returned to competition in winter of After return focussing on Long Jump but as Triple Jump still is favourite event probably will return to that in the future... Has won both head-to-head competitions this winter vs multiple championship finalist Erica Jarder.... Improved consistency in 15 as illustrated by three legal jumps at when finishing 2nd at the XL-galan. 24

25 ANNA Helena SILVANDER Pronounciation AHNN-ah Sill-VAHNN-dehrr 22 June 1993 (Danderyd) Danderyd Occupation Economy student Height/Weight 174 cm / 59 kg Danderyds SK (- 13), IFK Lidingö ( 14-) /Advisor Kai Abrahamsson 800 m Personal bests 2:06.35 Uppsala :03.36i Sätra Progression 800m 1500m 400m : :01.43/4:59.38i 63.08i : : : : : :36.15/4:35.78i :03.36i 4:31.42i 56.18i Major competitions - Internat. matches Outdoors: 1 Indoors: 2 National titles Indoors: 15 PB other events 100m Kalmar m Danderyd w Högby i Eskilstuna m Huddinge i Sätra m 4:33.20 Karlstad i 4:27.81 Göteborg SP 6.16 Huddinge DT Huddinge HT Huddinge JT Huddinge Notes: Former soccer player who begun with athletics (running) at age Is actually undefeated in the national team winning the 800m in all her three international matches (two indoors, one outdoors)... Her 2:03.36 at NCh had negative splits: Took the lead at 400m in 62.4 adding a solo

26 SOFIE Natalie SKOOG Pronounciation Soh-FEE SKOOG 7 June 1990 (Mora) Karlstad Occupation Economy student Height/Weight 181 cm / 65 kg Ekshärads FI (-'09), IF Göta Karlstad ('10-) Stefan Holm High Jump Personal bests 1.90 Málaga, ESP i Norrköping i Stockholm best 1.87i Sätra Progression i i i Major competitions 2013 Universiade 9 Internat. matches Outdoors: 3 Indoors: 2 National titles Indoors: 15 PB other events TJ Göteborg w Göteborg Athletics in family Brother Kim (b '87): HJ: 2.00i 05 Notes: Seemed to be stuck in the 1.70 s when finally at age 22 making 1.80 in her debut on the national team in the prestigeous match vs Finland... Big breakthrough in 13 when she raised her PB by a full decimetre to ed by 04 Olympic champion Stefan Holm since autumn 14. Blog: 26

27 MICHEL Tresor Komesha TORNÉUS Pronounciation Mi-SHELL Tohr-NEH-uhss 26 may 1986 (Botkyrka) Huddinge Occupation Athlete Height/Weight 184 cm / 70 kg IFK Tumba (-'10), Hammarby IF ('11-) Oscar Gidewall Long Jump Personal bests 8.22 Kuortane, FIN **NR** 8.29i Göteborg **NIR** 2015 best 8.07i Stockholm Progression z 4.40zw z z 4.79zw w w w 8.29i w 8.21i i (z = measured from take-off point) Major competitions 2003 European Youth Olympics 6 2 (4x100m) 2005 European Junior Ch European U23 Ch European Indoor Ch qual European Team Ch/Super L 9 World Ch qual 2010 World Indoor Ch qual European Ch European Indoor Ch 7 European Team Ch/Super L 2 World Ch qual 2012 World Indoor Ch qual European Ch 3 Olympic G European Indoor Ch 2 World Ch qual 2014 World Indoor Ch 3 European Team Ch/Super L 5 European Ch 5 Internat. matches Outdoors: 15 Indoors: 3 National titles Outdoors (LJ) : 05, 07, 08, 09, '10, 12, 13, 14 (TJ): 12 Indoors (LJ): 08, '10, '11, 12, 13, 14, 15 27

28 PB other events 60m i 6.93 Göteborg m Göteborg w Sollentuna m Sollentuna w Vallentuna m Enskede m Gävle m i 2:50.91 Karlskrona m 4:52.29 Gävle mH Gävle mH Kvarnsveden mH Leppävaara, FIN HJ 1.92 Gävle i 1.99 Karlskrona PV 2.96 Gävle i 3.26 Karlskrona TJ Stockholm SP Norrköping DT Gävle JT Gävle Dec Gävle Athletics in family First cousin Ritchie Moba (b 90): LJ: Notes: On 27 June 09 became the 3rd Swedish long jumper ever to surpass 8 metres in legal wind conditions when jumping On 21 July 12 in Kuortane with 8.22 finally surpassed the NR that had stood for 16 years... On 21 February 13 in Stockholm tied the NIR that had stood for 18 years... On 3 March 13 added another 8 cm to the record to take silver at European Indoors... So far not the luckiest when it comes to narrow international medal decisions: At 05 European Juniors 4th with the same mark as the bronze medalist, at 12 Europeans 3rd just 4 cm from the silver, at 12 Olympics 4th with 1 cm from the bronze and 5 cm from the silver, at 13 European Indoors 2nd just 2 cm from the gold, at 14 World Indoors 3rd just 2 cm from the silver and 7 cm from the gold at 14 Europeans 5th just 6 cm from the silver... Current number of 8m+ competitions is 33 (17 legal outdoors, 6 wind-aided and 10 indoors)... So far 16 Diamond League appearances since 10 finishing in top-6 nine times... Daughter Leah born in May In 14 went for a condensed three-meet indoor season (XL-galan, NCh and WICh) which culminated in a bronze medal in Sopot... Follows same recipe this winter, i.e. only XLgalan (1st at 8.07) and NCh (1st at 7.88) before the EICh. Website: 28

29 ELIN Elisabet ÖSTLUND Pronounciation EH-linn OEST-luhnnd 14 February 1991 (Örebro) Örebro Occupation Law student Height/Weight 162 cm / 62 kg KFUM Örebro Nils Holmdahl 60 m Personal best 7.41i Sätra Progression 60m 100m 200m LJ i 3.53iz i z i 14.1m 28.84/28.73i 4.36z/4.38iz i 27.17/26.50w/26.93i 4.91z/5.28iz i i 5.02/5.20w i /25.58i 4.91/5.12i i 12.30/12.29w /5.43w/5.46i i i /5.42w i /11.86w 24.67/24.21w i /24.32w 5.34i i Major competitions 2013 European U23 Ch 6 (4x100m) Internat. matches Indoors: 1 National titles - PB other events 100m Halmstad w Sundsvall m Göteborg w Vellinge mH i 9.23 Göteborg mH Västerås LJ 5.66 Sollentuna SP 7.93 Örebro DT Örebro HT Örebro JT Örebro Notes: Missed 13/ 14 more or less completely due to groin problems... Returned in full force this winter lowering 60m PB by almost a full tenth. 29

30 Tidsprogram med svenska deltagare Nedanstående sammanställning redovisar det av Europeiska Friidrottsförbundet fastställda slutliga tidsprogrammet. Observera dock att ändringar i det s k definitiva tidsprogrammet erfarenhetsmässigt görs ända in i det sista. Oftast är ändringarna marginella, dvs det kan handla om flyttningar minuter i någon riktning för vissa grenar. Naturligtvis är det svenska deltagandet i semifinaler och finaler inte givet på förhand utan beroende av utfallet av närmast föregående tävlingsrond. Endast i mångkamp och 4x400m är det final direkt. Torsdag 5 mars K Kula / kval Fanny Roos M Längd / kval Michel Tornéus, Andreas Otterling, Thobias Nilsson Montler M Kula / kval Leif Arrhenius Fredag 6 mars K Femkamp / 60m häck M Tresteg / kval K 60m häck / försök M Stav / kval M 60m häck / försök K Femkamp / höjd K 400m / försök Elise Malmberg M 400m / försök Erik Martinsson K Längd / kval Erica Jarder, Khaddi Sagnia K 800m / försök Anna Silvander M 800m / försök Andreas Almgren, Andreas Kramer K Femkamp / kula K 3000m / försök Charlotta Fougberg K 60m häck / semi K Höjd / kval Sofie Skoog K Femkamp / längd K Stav / kval Angelica Bengtsson, Michaela Meijer, Malin Dahlström M 60m häck / semi M 400m / semi Erik Martinsson K 400m / semi Elise Malmberg M Kula / FINAL Leif Arrhenius K Femkamp / 800m M Längd / FINAL Michel Tornéus, Andreas Otterling, Thobias Nilsson Montler M 3000m / försök K 60m häck / FINAL M 60m häck / FINAL Lördag 7 mars K 60m / försök Irene Ekelund, Elin Östlund K Tresteg / kval M 60m / försök Erik Hagberg, Odain Rose M Sjukamp / 60m Petter Olson M Höjd /kval K 1500m / försök M 1500m / försök Johan Rogestedt, Staffan Ek M Sjukamp / längd Petter Olson K Höjd / FINAL Sofie Skoog M Sjukamp / kula Petter Olson K Längd / FINAL Erica Jarder, Khaddi Sagnia M Stav / FINAL K 800m / semi Anna Silvander K Kula / FINAL Fanny Roos M 800m / semi Andreas Almgren, Andreas Kramer M Sjukamp / höjd Petter Olson M Tresteg / FINAL K 3000m / FINAL Charlotta Fougberg K 400m / FINAL Elise Malmberg M 400m / FINAL Erik Martinsson M 3000m / FINAL Söndag 8 mars M Sjukamp / 60m häck Petter Olson M Sjukamp / stav Petter Olson K 60m / semi Irene Ekelund, Elin Östlund M 60m / semi Erik Hagberg, Odain Rose K 800m / FINAL Anna Silvander M 800m / FINAL Andreas Almgren, Andreas Kramer M Höjd / FINAL M Sjukamp / 1000m Petter Olson K Stav / FINAL Angelica Bengtsson, Michaela Meijer, Malin Dahlström K 1500m / FINAL K Tresteg / FINAL M 1500m / FINAL Johan Rogestedt, Staffan Ek K 60m / FINAL Irene Ekelund, Elin Östlund M 60m / FINAL Erik Hagberg, Odain Rose K 4x400m / FINAL M 4x400m / FINAL 30

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32 Swedish Team Officials Swedish Team Officials Head of Delegation/ Team Manager Karin Torneklint Team Management Mikael Norman Media Magnus Fridell, press chief, Team coaches Sprint and hurdles: Annelie Johansson. Middle and long distance running: Urban Arhun Johan Wettergren Jumping events: Gustaf Hultgren Anders Möller Combined events: Conny Silfver Personal coaches Sprint and hurdles: Niclas Broström Middle and long distance running: Ulf Friberg Jumping events: Katrin Klaup Mehdi Alkhatib Leif Robertsson Stefan Holm Sèbastien Homo Medical Team Henrik Wagner Lena Haggren Tommy Eriksson Press Conferences Swedish Team The Swedish Team will host press conferences during the European Indoor Championships in Prague. Wednesday 4th March, 5 pm Clarion Congress Prague Hotel Freyova 33, Prague Thursday 5th March, 1 pm Clarion Congress Prague Hotel Freyova 33, Prague Sunday 8th March Media lunch Please contact Magnus Fridell, press chief for futher details. Phone: mail: magnus.fridell@friidrott.se Michel Tornéus, Long Jump Erica Jarder, Long Jump