Ayla Hallberg Hossain

Ayla Hallberg Hossain
Personal information
Born (2006-12-23) 23 December 2006
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long jump
ClubTurebergs FK
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long jump: 6.57m (Uppsala, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
European U18 Championships
2022 Jerusalem Long jump

Ayla Hallberg Hossain (born 23 December 2006) is a Swedish long jumper. She became the European U18 Champion in 2022, and the senior Swedish Champion in 2025.[1]

Career

From Tureberg in Stockholm County, Hallberg Hossain is a member of Turebergs FK. She expressed a desire to compete as a professional athlete from an early age. She had success as a junior athlete across multiple events including the 60 metres sprint, high jump and triple jump.[2][3]

Hallberg Hossain won the gold medal in the long jump at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel.[4] As a fifteen year-old that year, she placed fourth on her senior debut for Sweden at Finnkampen, having been drafted in as a late replacement for Khaddi Sagnia.[5] She placed fourth at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships.[4] In August 2024, she won the Swedish U20 Championships in the 200 metres in Sollentuna.[6] That month, she had a top-ten finish in the long jump at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[7]

Hallberg Hossain placed third overall at the senior Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships on 22 February 2025, with a best jump of 6.38 metres in Växjö.[8] In July 2025, she won the Nordic under-20 title with a personal best 6.57m [4] Later that month, she also won the senior Swedish Athletics Championships in Karlstad, managing a wind-assisted jump of 6.56 metres to finish ahead of more experienced competitors Maja Askag and Khaddi Sagnia.[9][10] She qualified for the final of the long jump at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships with the furthest mark in the preliminary round of 6.44 metres, ahead of Thea Brown of Great Britain, before placing fourth overall.[11][12][13] In August, she placed second at Finnkampen in Stockholm.[14]

Hallberg Hossain made a strong start to her 2026 indoor season with a win in the long jump at the BAUHAUS-Galan Indoor, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting. She won with a distance of 6.56m, only marginally below her lifetime best, ahead Esraa Owis of Egypt.[15] She jumped 6.42 metres to place fourth at the 2026 Swedish Indoor Championships in Stockholm.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Ayla Hallberg Hossain". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Magical day for Tureberg when IUSM was completed". Friidrott.se. March 15, 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ "From the idol interview to European Championship gold". sverigesradio.se. 4 Feb 2024. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  4. ^ a b c Mills, Steven (28 Jul 2025). "10 days to Tampere 2025! Hallberg Hossain and Lampinen impress at Nordic U20 Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  5. ^ "The 15-year-old's success - fourth in Finnkampen". Ekuriren. September 4, 2022. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  6. ^ "Swedish U20 Championships". World Athletics. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  7. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  8. ^ "Maja Åskag won a gold double in Växjö". Friidrott.se. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  9. ^ "Swedish Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  10. ^ "Surprising gold medalist in long jump". barometern.se. August 3, 2025. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  11. ^ "Fjärdeplats för Hallberg Hossain i längdfinalen". Friidrott.se. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  12. ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  13. ^ "Hallberg Hossain easily advances to the long distance final". Friidrott.se. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  14. ^ "Finnkampen". World Athletics. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  15. ^ Mills, Steven (22 Jan 2026). "Glave takes down Azu and Thompson over 60m in Stockholm". European Athletics. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
  16. ^ "Swedish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
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