Khaddi Sagnia

Khaddi Sagnia

Personal information
Full name	Khadijatou Victoria Sagnia
Born	(1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 27) Helsingborg, Sweden
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Sweden European Indoor Championships 2021 Toruń Long jump Summer Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore Triple jump

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]

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[]

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
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[]

External links[]

• Khadijatou Sagnia at the International Olympic Committee
• Khaddi Sagnia at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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