Sofie Skoog

Sofie Natalie Skoog (born June 7, 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]

Sofie Skoog
Personal information
Full nameSofie Natalie Skoog
Born (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990
Ekshärad, Hagfors,
Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Sweden
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubIF Göta Karlstad
Coached byStefan Holm
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)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
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
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References
  1. "Sofie Skoog". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. "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. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. "Holm lyfter Skoog till nya höjder" [Holm lifts Skoog to greater heights] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. "Skoog klar för OS i Rio" [Skoog prepares for the Rio Olympics] (in Swedish). Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. "Sofie Skoog klarade OS-kvalgränsen" [Sofie Skoog passed the Olympic standard] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. "Athletics: Women's High Jump Final". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. "Sofie Skoog klar för OS-final" [Sofie Skoog qualified for the Olympic final] (in Swedish). Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.


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