Axelina Johansson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 20 April 2000 Vaggeryd, Sweden |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
Event | Shot put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 13th (Shot put, 2023)[1] |
| Personal bests | SP: 19.75 m NR (2026) DT: 48.60 m (2019) |
Axelina Elin Signe Johansson (born 20 April 2000) is a Swedish track and field athlete who competes in the shot put event, in which she holds the national record. She became Sweden's first ever world medallist in the women's throws with the bronze medal at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships, having previously finished tenth in the shot put final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Biography
Johansson threw 16.52m and finished 11th competing in the shot put for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships. Johansson threw 17.30m to finish third at the 2022 Big Ten Indoor Championships shot put. As the 2022 Collegiate season moved outdoors, Johansson threw a personal best 18.39m to finish runner up in the shot put at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. Johansson was subsequently honoured with the Big Ten Women's Outdoor Freshman of the Year award.[2]
Johansson finished third at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships after throwing 18.06m at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.[3] Johansson also competed in Eugene, Oregon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships where she landed a new personal best throw 18.57m to reach the final of the women's shot put before ultimately finishing in twelfth place.[4] Johansson went to Munich to compete in the 2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's shot put and reached the final, finishing seventh with a first round throw of 18.04 which she never bettered.
Johansson won the 2023 NCAA Outdoor title in June 2023.[5] That month, she was a bronze medalist in the shot put at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, Poland.[6] She finished thirteenth at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in August 2023.[7]
Johansson finished eighth at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, with a season’s best throw measured at 18.68 metres.[8] In June 2024, she finished third at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships shot put competition.[9] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the shot put, qualifying for the final and placing tenth overall.[10]
Johansson set a Swedish indoor record of 19.31m to win the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Indianapolis in March 2025, with the distance also setting a meeting record.[11] In July 2025, she won the gold medal at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany.[12] She competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, narrowly missing a place in the final.[13][14]
In December 2025, Johansson set a new Swedish national record of 19.72 metres for the shot put whilst competing indoors in Lincoln, Nebraska at the Husker Holiday Open. The throw also set a new collegiate indoor record which had been held by Jorinde van Klinken since 2023.[15] In February 2026, she set a meet record in the shot put with 19.47m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.[16] The following month, she won the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships.[17][18] On 20 March, she threw a new national record of 19.75 metres to win the bronze medal at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland. In doing so, she became Sweden's first ever world medallist in a women's throwing event.[19]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | |||||
| 2016 | European Youth Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | 21st (q) | Shot put | NM |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 21st (q) | Shot put | 13.58 m |
| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | 14th (q) | Shot put | 14.70 m |
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 3rd | Shot put | 17.85 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 12th | Shot put | 17.60 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 7th | Shot put | 18.04 m | |
| 2023 | European Games | Chorzów, Poland | 3rd | Shot put | 18.32 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 13th (q) | Shot put | 18.57 m | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th | Shot put | 18.68 m |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 10th | Shot put | 18.03 m | |
| 2025 | World University Games | Bochum, Germany | 1st | Shot put | 18.45 m |
| 2026 | World Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 3rd | Shot put | 19.75 m NR |
References
- ^ World Athletics (27 June 2023). "World Rankings Women's Shot Put". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Axelina Johansson". huskers.com.
- ^ "Axelina Johansson 3rd Place". runnerspace.com.
- ^ "Johansson Places 12th at World Championships". huskers.com.
- ^ Battaglia, Joe (9 June 2023). "Axelina Johansson Of Nebraska Wins NCAA Women's Shot Put Title". Flotrack. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "OLYMPIC MEDALLIST BOL SECURES FIRST OF 38 ATHLETICS GOLD MEDALS TO BE AWARDED AT THE EUROPEAN GAMES 2023". Euroolympic.org. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Nebraska track & field's Johansson takes 13th at Worlds". 1011now. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's Shot Put Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Swanigan, Ryan (7 June 2024). "Otabor wins back-to-back javelin titles at NCAA Outdoor Championships". 1012now.com. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's Shot Put Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Attletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "COMPLETE TEAM EFFORT CARRIES OREGON TO DOMINANT WOMEN'S TEAM VICTORY AT BIG TEN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Gold für Mika Sosna, Silber für Steven Richter". 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Duplantis among 17 Swedish athletes preparing for 2025 World Championships". Flashscore. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Smith, Gary (15 December 2025). "Axelina Johansson Breaks Collegiate Record with 19.72m at Husker Holiday Open". World-Track. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "SILAN AYYILDIZ LEADS OREGON TO REPEAT BIG TEN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP". DyeStat.com. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "NCAA WOMEN'S FORMCHART". DyeStat.com. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "ADAEJAH HODGE LEADS GEORGIA TO WOMEN'S NCAA CROWN". Runnerspace. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ "Jubilant Jackson completes world indoor shot put medal set with gold in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.