Angelica Bengtsson in good shape for the European Championships

Angelica Bengtsson pursues the continuation of the Swedish record

In Switzerland Lucerne she tried to 4.80 for the second time in a week.

Now she did not do it either this time, but she was shared with an American world put Jenn Suhr.

One and the other stayed at 4.70 in a competition, where the timing of the recordings was hardly adapted to a new Swedish record.

But the simple challenge of the world shows the steps that Angelica took

there were real increases of ten centimeters at a time from 4.60 to 4.90.

Despite a very low starting field, three of the ten starting girls were already raining at 4.10 and five more out of 4.30

Duo left in the competition

Notable is that the German routine Silke Spiegelburg already destroyed at the entrance height 4,10. The 32-year-old has a personal best of 4.82, but has not been near the highs for several years.

But 4.10?

After the disappearance, only Angelica Bengtsson and the American veteran Jennifer Suhr remained in the competition

Angelica also had problems with her height of entry and took over 4.45 in third and last attempt

But then

4.60 in the first and 4.70 with a few shakes in others.

The second-highest level she was hoping for and it's only four days since she jumped higher in the Diamond League of Lausanne where she set the Swedish record with 4, 72

Swedish record in the danger zone

the leading American Jenn Suhr who jumped 4.93 this year. 36, who won the 2012 London Olympics and won the World Cup in 2016.

Angelica did not beat twice at the 4.45 entry she had won the competition.

Angelica is really fit for the European Championships and between races In Switzerland, she also flies home and hopes the team-SM in Helsingborg

He does no doubt that it can exceed 4.80 before the end of summer. And maybe a little more.

– Yes, that does not seem impossible at all, said Angelica to Sportbladet.se after her jump record in Lausanne.

– And I have to jump even higher in the ME.

just as incredible as a week ago. On the contrary,

His coach Peter Widén is also convinced that there will be more Swedish records this summer.

– Yes, there are more. Without a doubt, he has already told Lausanne

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