Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment
Classification
T20
Further personal information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Swedish, English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up athletics in 2007.
Why this sport?
"During physical education classes in elementary school, I noticed that athletics was something that suited me. It's a fun activity, and it is wonderful to set new goals for yourself and work to reach them, to have something to aim for. Training drives me forward."
Club / Team
Huddinge AIS: Sweden
Name of coach
Magnus Olsson [national], SWE
International debut
Year
2010
Competing for
Sweden
General interest
Nicknames
Emmis (Athlete, 16 Dec 2010)
Most influential person in career
Her father. (Athlete, 16 Dec 2010)
Hero / Idol
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (Athlete, 16 Dec 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Adversity brings great success in the end." (helahalsingland.se, 07 Jun 2015)
Awards and honours
She was awarded the 2014 Sports Shield by the Soderhamns IF club in Sweden. (idrottonline.se, 13 Jun 2014)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Long Jump F20 | Final | 2011-01-24 | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Long Jump F20 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Long Jump T20 | Final 1 | 2013-07-22 | 7 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Long Jump T20 | Final 1 | 2017-07-17 | 11 |