Moa Hjelmer
 Moa Hjelmer during the Finland-Sweden athletics international at the Stockholm Stadium in August 2019. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Moa Elin Marianne Hjelmer |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 19 June 1990 Stockholm |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Club | Spårvägens FK |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 51.13 (400 metres) |
Medal record | |
Moa Elin Marianne Hjelmer (born 19 June 1990) is a Swedish athlete who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres. Hjelmer was born in Stockholm. She won a silver medal in the Junior European Championships in 2011 in Ostrava. She beat the Swedish record time on 400 metres on 14 August 2011, then beat it twice during the European Championship in Helsinki in 2012.[1] On 29 June 2012 she won a gold medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki when she won the 400 metres final on a new Swedish record time of 51.13 seconds. She had set the previous record time at the previous day's semi final race.[2]
On 13 December 2013, Hjelmer revealed that she was pregnant and would not compete during 2014.[3]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
| |||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 11th (sf) | 400m | 54.12 |
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 3rd | 400 m | 54.01 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.75 |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2nd | 200 m | 23.24 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 24th (h) | 200 m | 23.31 | |
| 18th (sf) | 400 m | 52.35 | |||
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 6th (sf) | 400 m | 52.29 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 400 m | 51.13 (NR) | |
| Olympic Games | London, Great Britain | 30th (h) | 400 m | 52.86 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 31st (h) | 200 m | 23.33 |
| 24th (h) | 400 m | 52.39 | |||
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.61 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Startsida". friidrott.se. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ Bonnamy-Dalchow, Jens (29 June 2012). "European Athletics Championships" (PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Moa Hjelmer gravid – tar timeout 2014". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
European Athletics Championships champions in women's 400 metres | |
|---|---|
|
   | This biographical article relating to Swedish sport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Swedish female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- Athletes from Stockholm
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Swedish Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden
- Olympic female sprinters
- 21st-century Swedish sportswomen
- Spårvägens FK athletes
- Swedish sportspeople stubs