Khaddi Sagnia

Khaddi Sagnia

Personal information
Full name	Khadijatou Victoria Sagnia
Born	20 April 1994 Helsingborg, Sweden
Medal record Representing  Sweden Summer Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore triple jump

Khadijatou "Khaddi" Victoria Sagnia (born 20 April 1994 in Helsingborg) is a Swedish track and field athlete specialising in the long jump.^[1] She competes for Ullevi FK.^[2]

Her personal bests in the event are 6.78 metres outdoors (+1.9 m/s, Söderhamn 2015) and 6.66 metres indoors (Mälmo 2015).

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]

Personal life

Her mother Sutay was born in the 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

References

1. Khaddi Sagnia profile at IAAF
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20111004212256/http://www.gfif.se/NR/exeres/C707EEBF-E4CA-4D49-916C-45832AAA472E.htm?NewsIndex=338. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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