Silja Andersson

Silja Andersson

Personal information
Nationality	Finnish
Born	(2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole Vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Pole vault: 4.31m (Tampere, 2024)

Silja Andersson (born 30 November 2003) is a Finnish pole vaulter. She became the national indoor champion of Finland in 2024. She is the sister of fellow pole vaulter Saga Andersson. ^[1]

Career

A member of Espoo Athletics Club, she is also coached by her father Björn Andersson. She set a new personal best of 4.25m in February 2022, that month she finished third at the Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships in Kuopio. ^{[2] [3]} She finished third at the Finnish Athletics Championships in June 2022, with a height of 4.20 metres. ^[4] She placed sixth overall representing Finland at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, with a successful height of 4.10 metres. ^{[5] [6]}

She finished third at the Finnish indoor Athletics Championships in February 2023, clearing a height of 4.20 metres to finish behind the winner Elina Lampela and her sister Saga Andersson. ^[7] She finished sixth at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Espoo, Finland, clearing a personal best 4.30m in July 2023. ^[8] That month, she finished fourth at the Finnish Championships in Lahti with 4.20 metres. ^[9]

She became Finnish national champion at the Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2024 clearing a personal best height of 4.31 metres. ^{[10] [11]} She was selected for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, but recorded no successful jumps in her qualifying heat and did not progress to the final. ^{[12] [13]} She finished third at the Finnish Championships in June 2024, with a height of 4.05 metres. ^[14]

She finished third behind Lampela and Saga Andersson at the Finnish Indoor Championships in February 2025. ^[15]

Personal life

Her sister Saga Andersson is also a pole vaulter. ^[16]

References

1. "Silja Andersson". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
2. Hannula, Matti (11 June 2022). "An exciting set-up between sisters in Vantaa: will little sister Silja soon jump higher than the number one name in Finnish pole vaulting, Saga Andersson?". vantaansanomat. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
3. "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
4. "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
5. "Mononen Fifth and the best European in his World Cup opening – Andersson made it to the final". yle.fi. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
6. "World U20 Championship". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
7. "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
8. Hakanen, Sara (15 July 2023). "Silja Andersson accidentally jumped in the wrong turn and received a warning - big sister Saga was nervous in the stands". hs.fi. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
9. "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
10. "Kähärä, who fought to become champion: "I'm used to giving my best in the last one" - Silja Andersson's turn to win - Kosonen and Davidila become champions". yleisurheilu.fi. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
11. "Finnish indoor championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
12. "Women Pole Vault Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
13. "Silja and Saga Andersson make Finnish athletics history in Rome: "We have our father to thank"". Svenska.yle.fi. 7 June 2024.
14. "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
15. "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
16. "Saga Andersson enjoys pole vaulting again – the difficult seasons were instructive: "Now I can handle the unpleasant feelings"". Svenska.yle. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2024.