Sofie Natalie Skoog (born 7 June 1990) is a Swedish high jumper.[1] She represented her nation Sweden at the 2015 IAAF World Championships, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh in the final round of the women's high jump.[2] Skoog currently trains as a member of the track and field squad for IF Göta Karlstad, under the tutelage of her coach Stefan Holm, a former high jumper and Athens 2004 champion.[3]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sofie Natalie Skoog |
| Born | 7 June 1990 Ekshärad, Hagfors, Sweden |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | IF Göta Karlstad |
| Coached by | Stefan Holm |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | High jump: 1.94 (2016) |
| Updated on 29 August 2015 | |
Skoog competed for Sweden, along with her fellow countrywoman Erika Kinsey, in the women's high jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4] Six months before her maiden Games, she jumped a height of 1.94 m to attain the IAAF Olympic entry standard by just a single centimetre at the Nordic Championships in Växjö.[5] Having entered the final round with a personal best of 1.94 m set at the qualifying phase, Skoog managed to jump easily into the competition at 1.88, and then spent two attempts to get over 1.93 m. Unable to trump the 1.97-metre mark after three attempts, Skoog ended her Olympic campaign in a two-way tie with Germany's Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch for seventh place.[2][6][7]
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
| ||||
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 9th | 1.84 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 16th (q) | 1.87 m |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 14th (q) | 1.89 m | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 5th | 1.93 m |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9th | 1.89 m | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | 1.93 m | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 9th (q) | 1.86 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 18th (q) | 1.89 m | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 10th | 1.84 m |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th (q) | 1.86 m | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | 1.89 m |
References
edit- ^ "Sofie Skoog". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Sofie Skoog ut på 1.97 i höjdfinalen i Rio-OS" [Sofie Skoog fails to clear 1.97 in the high jump final at the Rio Olympics] (in Swedish). Expressen. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Holm lyfter Skoog till nya höjder" [Holm lifts Skoog to greater heights] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Skoog klar för OS i Rio" [Skoog prepares for the Rio Olympics] (in Swedish). Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Sofie Skoog klarade OS-kvalgränsen" [Sofie Skoog passed the Olympic standard] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Athletics: Women's High Jump Final". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Sofie Skoog klar för OS-final" [Sofie Skoog qualified for the Olympic final] (in Swedish). Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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