Vera Sjöberg
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 May 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 4:05.09 (Karlstad, 2025) Mile: 4:28.12 (Boston, 2025) 3000m: 8:43.06 (Boston, 2025) 5000m: 15:25.80 (Karlstad, 2025) |
Vera Sjöberg (born 19 May 2001) is a Swedish middle-distance runner.[1]
Career
A member of AIK, she was Swedish under-20 champion in August 2019 over 3000 metres. At the same championships, she finished third in the 1500 metres.[2]
She made her senior debut for Sweden at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, running a personal best time of 15:53.81 for the 5000 metres.[3]
She ran 4:09.89 for 1500 metres whilst competing at the Valentine Invitational at the Track & Tennis Center in 2025.[4] She finished in eighth place at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach, completing the mile run in 4:35.34, having run just 0.01 faster to qualify for the final in 4:35.33.[5][6]
She was selected to compete for Sweden at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.[7] She qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2025.[8] She competed for Sweden in the 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid on 29 June 2025.[9] In September 2025, she competed over 1500 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the semi-finals.[10]
On 22 November 2025, she had a top-ten finish at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Missouri.[11] She ran a personal best 8:43.06 in Boston in December 2025 for the 3000 metres indoors as she finished runner-up to Salma Elbadra at the Boston University's Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.[12] On 14 March 2026, she placed sixth at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 3000 metres, running 8:48.70.[13]
Personal life
From Stockholm, Sweden, she attended university in the United States, attending Boston University in Massachusetts.[14]
References
- ^ "Vera Sjöberg". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Vera Sjöberg won Swedish Championship gold for AIK Athletics". aik.se. August 12, 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Brilliant national team debut by Vera Sjöberg!". tabyfriidrott.se. Jun 25, 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Sjöberg, Malleck Qualify for 2025 World Indoor Championships". Patriotleague. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Sjöberg Earns First Team All-America Status at NCAA Indoor Championships". BVM Sports. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Sjöberg Qualifies for Mile Final at NCAA Championships". BVM Sports. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "This is the Swedish athletics team for the indoor World Championship". Sweden Herald. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "NCAA Women's DI Track and Field Championships 2025 Results & Scores". Flotrack. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (29 June 2025). "Guillemot and Nadar take 1500m victories for France and Portugal". European Athletics. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Habtom Samuel, Doris Lemngole Win At 2025 NCAA XC Championships: Full Recap". Flotrack. 22 Nov 2025. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
- ^ Bradley, Maxx (6 December 2025). "BU Opener "FloTrack Night in America" Elite Session: Results & Recap". Flotrack. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Jampol, Noah (March 14, 2026). "2026 NCAA indoor women: Jane Hedengren completes sweep, Wilma Nielsen repeats". Lets Run. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Sjöberg Earns First Team All-America Status at NCAA Indoor Championships". Patriotleague. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.