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Kajsa Bergqvist
- Born
- Oct 12, 1976 (50 years old)
- Birthplace
- Sollentuna Municipality, Sweden
- Events
- High Jump
- Height
- 1.75 m
- Weight
- 59 kg
- Club
- Turebergs FK
Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist is a Swedish former high jumper, born on 12 October 1976 in Sollentuna, Stockholm. Competing as a member of Turebergs FK, she established herself as one of the greatest high jumpers in the history of the sport through her remarkable consistency at major championships.
Bergqvist amassed an impressive medal collection across the world's biggest competitions. She won an Olympic bronze medal, a World Championship gold along with two World Championship bronze medals, and a European Championship gold alongside a European Championship bronze. Her ability to perform at the highest level across multiple championship cycles set her apart from her contemporaries.
Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 metres, set in Germany in 2003, stands as the Swedish national record. Even more remarkably, her indoor best of 2.08 metres, achieved at the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting in 2006, is the world indoor record in the women's high jump. These marks reflect her extraordinary talent and cemented her legacy as one of the all-time greats in high jumping.
As of Oct 29, 2026: High Jump 2.08 (#3 all-time), 2009 season best 1:46:04 (Sep 12, 2009, Stockholm (SWE)) · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold, 2 bronze · National record (High Jump) · 50 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | – | 3 | 4 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Semi | 1:46:04 | – | Sep 12, 2009 | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 2007 | HJ | 2.02 | – | Jun 8, 2007 | Torino (ITA) |
| 2006 | HJ | 2.08 | – | Feb 4, 2006 | – |
| 2006 | HJ Indoor | 2.08 | – | Feb 4, 2006 | Arnstadt (GER) (i) |
| 2006 | JT | 34.92 | – | Jan 13, 2006 | Stellenbosch (RSA) |
| 2005 | HJ | 2.03 | – | Aug 21, 2005 | Sheffield (GBR) |
| 2005 | JT | 36.80 | – | May 15, 2005 | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 2004 | HJ | 2.02 | – | Feb 7, 2004 | – |