BENGTSSON Angelica

8 Jul 1993
28
Female
Youth Olympian
VACKELSANG
 
Sweden
VAXJO
 
Sweden

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's Pole Vault 13

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationPole Vault
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRAQual. (4.55)
2012London, GBRQual. (4.25)

Youth Olympic Games
YearLocationPole Vault
2010Singapore, SIN1st (4.30)

World Athletics Championships
YearLocationPole Vault
2019Doha, QAT6th (4.80)
2017London, GBR10th (4.55)
2015Beijing, CHN4th (4.70)
2013Moscow, RUSQual. (4.45)

European Championships
YearLocationPole Vault
2018Berlin, GER6th (4.65)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
YearPole Vault
20211 x 4th, 1 x 8th
20201 x 2nd
20191 x 1st, 1 x 7th, 1 x 8th
20181 x 3rd, 1 x 6th, 1 x 9th
20171 x 2nd, 1 x 4th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventLocationResult
12019Pole VaultRome, ITA4.76
22020Pole VaultStockholm, SWE4.62
22017Pole VaultStockholm, SWE4.65
32018Pole VaultOslo, NOR4.61
42021Pole VaultFlorence, ITA4.66
42017Pole VaultOslo, NOR4.55
62018Pole VaultLausanne, SUI4.72
72019Pole VaultBirmingham, GBR4.55
82021Pole VaultDoha, QAT4.50
82019Pole VaultLondon, GBR4.55

World Indoor Championships
YearLocationPole Vault
2018Birmingham, GBR11th (4.50)


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Athlete, Student
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Statistics - Karlstad University, Sweden
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English, French, Swedish
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Hasselby SK [Sweden]
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Glenn Bengtsson [personal, father], SWE, from 2016
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She missed the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland, OR, United States of America, because of a hand injury. (sverigesradio.se, 19 Mar 2016)

She missed the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, Republic of Korea, because of a wrist injury. (dn.se, 24 Nov 2011)
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She took up pole vault at age 11. (NikeWomen, 06 Jun 2012)
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She initially took part in gymnastics and hoped to follow her father and compete in javelin, but instead found she had a talent for pole vault. She and her sisters would practise on a pole vault bed built by their father. (angelicabengtsson.com, 06 Apr 2016; redbull.com, 22 May 2015)
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To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. (thepeninsulaqatar.com, 27 Sep 2019)
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"The one who walks in others' footsteps will never come first." (angelicabengtsson.com, 06 Apr 2016)
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She was named 2015 Athlete of the Year in Sweden. (sverigesradio.se, 26 Nov 2015)

In 2012 she was named Female Rising Star by European Athletics. (european-athletics.org, 04 Oct 2012)

She was named Newcomer of the Year at the 2011 Sports Gala in Sweden. (sverigesradio.se, 18 Jan 2011)

In 2010 she was named Female Rising Star by the International Association of Athletics Federations [IAAF]. (IAAF, 21 Nov 2010)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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