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Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist (Swedish IPA: ['kajːsa 'bærːjˌkvɪst]) (born October 12, 1976, in Sollentuna, Sweden) is an athlete competing in the high jump. She has 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, set in Germany in 2003, is also a Swedish record. Her indoor record at 2.08 m, set in Germany in 2006, is also the world indoor record. A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. ... The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. ... The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between August 3 and August 12 and was the first time the event had visited North America. ... The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from August 23 to August 31, 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. ... The 18th European Championships in Athletics were in held in Munich a city in Germany. ... Official logo The 19th European Championships in Athletics were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between August 7 and August 13, 2006. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the â€œInternational Phonetic Alphabetâ€. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sollentuna is a Municipality in Stockholm County, in central Sweden. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

Biography

Kajsa grew up in Sollentuna, north of Stockholm, with her mother Elsa, father Gunnar and big brother Anders. Her interest in sport began when she was six years old and tried sports such as football, volleyball, badminton, swimming and cross-country skiing, none of which was able to keep her interest. Sollentuna is a Municipality in Stockholm County, in central Sweden. ... Nickname: Location of Stockholm in northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Sweden Municipality Stockholm Municipality County Stockholm Province SÃ¶dermanland and Uppland Charter 13th century Government - Mayor Kristina AxÃ©n Olin (m) Population (March 2007) - City 786,509 - Density 4,160/kmÂ² (10,774. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe and Canada. ...

When she was ten years old, she was persuaded by her big brother, Anders, to compete in Rösjöloppet, a long-distance track event. After that event, she began to try out several athletic events. Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...

Kajsa continued to train in several athletic events until she was 15 years old, when a new coach, Bengt Jönsson, came to her club, Turebergs FK. Soon after his arrival, he and Kajsa chose to concentrate on the event that was her best, high jump. A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... This article lacks information on the subject matters importance. ... Turebergs FK is a Swedish athletics club. ... Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ...

By 2004, lack of progress and long travel distances caused Kajsa to end the relationship with her coach, Bengt Jönsson. She joined a group of athletes (including Olympic gold medalist Christian Olsson) under Yannick Tregaro. She attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. This article lacks information on the subject matters importance. ... Christian Olsson (born January 25, 1980 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. ... Yannick Tregaro (born c. ... Dallas Hall at Dedman College at SMU The Laura Lee Blanton Hall during a rare snow storm Southern Methodist University (commonly SMU) is a private, coeducational university in University Park, Texas (an enclave of Dallas). ... Dallas redirects here. ...

At a competition in Båstad, on July 18, 2004, Kajsa tore her Achilles tendon. Due to the injury, she missed the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but managed to return to form just in time for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. There she made an impressive series of jumps to edge out Chaunte Howard for the gold medal. Her Helsinki victory earned the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal for that year. BÃ¥stad Municipality is a municipality in southern Sweden, where the town BÃ¥stad is seat with a population of 4,700. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is about vertebrate anatomy. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... Athens is the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Province Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government - City manager Jussi Pajunen Area - City 187. ... Chaunte Howard (born January 12, 1984 in Templeton, California) is an African American athlete competing in the high jump. ... The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal (Swedish: Svenska Dagbladets guldmedalj, but usually simply called Bragdguldet, The Feat Gold) is an annual award for the most significant Swedish sports achievement of the year. It has been awarded by the Swedish morning paper Svenska Dagbladet since 1925. ...

In 2006 she had been ranked the number one female high jumper in the world but failed to win in that summer's European Championships in front of her home fans in Gothenburg, settling for a bronze medal. Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County VÃ¤stra GÃ¶taland County Province VÃ¤stergÃ¶tland Charter 1621 Government - Mayor GÃ¶ran Johansson Area - City 450 kmÂ² (174 sq mi) - Water 14. ...

In Arnstadt Germany, 4th of February 2006, Kajsa set her first world record. A first attempt indoor leap of 2.08 m to surpass Heike Henkel's 2.07 m leap on 8th of February 1992. The record wasn't totally unexpected since she jumped 2.00 m already in the warm up for the competition. Arnstadt is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany. ... Heike Henkel (born Heike Redetzky on May 5, 1964 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein) is a German former athlete competing in high jump. ...

Kajsa chose not to compete in the 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships, opting, instead, to concentrate on defending her world outdoor crown. She had not started the indoor season well, and was nowhere near the form which had seen her set the world record the year before. The 29th European Indoor Championships in Athletics are being held in Birmingham, a city in England (UK), in 2007. ...

International medals

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Other victories

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Personal bests

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Trivia

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References

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External links

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International medals

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Other victories

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Personal bests

Trivia

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Biography