Saga Andersson

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Saga Andersson
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Pole Vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Pole vault: 4.50m (Copenhagen, 2023)

Saga Andersson (born 30 March 2000) is a track and field athlete from Finland. She has won multiple Finnish indoor national championships in the pole vault. [1]

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Early life

Andersson trains in Myllypuro in eastern Helsinki, and competes for Espoo IF. She is coached by her father Björn Andersson. Her younger sister Silja Andersson also pole vaults competitively. [2]

Career

In 2017, Andersson set a personal best height of 4.42m and finished fourth in the pole vault at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships. [3]

In June 2022, Andersson set a new personal best clearance of 4.43m. [4] Later that year, she competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, finishing in 16th place. Later that year she also competed at 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, finishing in 13th place. [5]

Andersson improved her personal best to 4.50m at the Nordic Championships in Copenhagen in May 2023. [6]

She was named in the Finnish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [7]

Personal life

Andersson has a following on social media, and has posted videos on social media which have had millions of views. [8]

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References

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  3. "Stronger and faster Saga Andersson has trained away the uncertainty: "I learned quite a lot from last year"". Svenska.yle.fi. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. "Saga Andersson broke his record: "I have found confidence in the jump again" - Results review 6.2. – VIDEO". yleisurheilu.fi. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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  6. Bevensee, Camilla (27 May 2023). "Four Nordic champions to Denmark on the first day of the championship". dansk-atletik.de. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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