Maja Nilsson

Maja Helena Nilsson (born 8 December 1999) is a Swedish athlete who specializes in the high jump.

Nilsson gained her first international experience at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) 2015 in Tbilisi where she won the silver medal in the high jump with a jump of 1.80 metres. The following year, again in Tbilisi, she won the 2016 European Youth Athletics Championships high jump with a 1.82 metres jump. She also competed at the 2018 U20 World Championships in Tampere, and at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in Gävle.

In 2021 Nilsson became Swedish high jump indoor champion, and on 30 June 2021 she jumped 1.96 metres to meet the Olympic qualifying standard for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo where Nilsson reached the final and finished thirteenth. Provided by Wikipedia