Michaela Meijer

Michaela Meijer (born 30 July 1993) is a Swedish athlete who specialises in the pole vault.^[2] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, reaching the final. In 2016, Meijer competed at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but was eliminated in the qualification round, finishing 17th with 4.45 meters. In addition she won silver medals at the 2009 World Youth Championships and the 2015 European U23 Championships, both times finishing behind her compatriot, Angelica Bengtsson. Her personal bests in the event are 4.83 metres outdoors (Norrköping, 2020), which is also the Swedish record and 4.75 metres indoors (Bærum 2019).^[3]

Michaela Meijer

Michaela Meijer at the 2019 Birmingham Grand Prix
Personal information
Full name	Sara Michaela Meijer
Born	(1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 32) Gothenburg, Sweden[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Track and field
Event	Pole vault
Club	Örgryte IS
Coached by	Gustaf Hultgren, Thomas Kyöttilä
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	outdoor: 4.83 m (2020) indoor: 4.75 m (2019)
Updated on 1 August 2020

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Sweden
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	2nd	4.10 m
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	13th	NM[4]
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	13th (q)	4.00 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	9th (q)	4.55 m
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	4.50 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	13th	NM[4]
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5th	4.55 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th (q)	4.45 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	5th	4.55 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	–	NM
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	8th	4.45 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	25th (q)	4.35 m
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	9th	4.35 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	16th (q)	4.40 m
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	7th	4.45 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	17th (q)	4.50 m

(q = qualification round)