Emilia Brangefält
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Västerås
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| National team | Sweden 2022–2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 10, 2002 Västerås | ||||||||||||||
| Died | November 13, 2023 (aged 21) | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2021–2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Trail running | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Västerås Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Team | adidas Terrex | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2022 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, 40k, 3rd 2023 Trail and Mountain Running World Championships, 40k, 5th | ||||||||||||||
| National finals | 2021 Swedish National Championships, 40k, 3rd 2022 Swedish National Championships, 40k, 1st | ||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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Emilia Brangefält, (10 May 2002 – 13 November 2023) was a Swedish marathon, trail and sky runner.[1]
2021
Brangefält grew up in Västerås, in Sweden's southern flatlands. As a child, Brangefält was active in orienteering and cross country skiing.[2] In 2019, she began to concentrate on running, and joined the local team, Västerås Athletics.[3]
In 2021, she made her competitive debut at the Bålsta VIP Marathon. During the competition, she set the year's fastest time in the world for women under 20 in the marathon.[4][3] The following week, she graduated from Rudbeckianska high school and received the Sports Shield, one of Sweden's top athletics honors[5]
After graduation, she moved to Uppsala.[6] Later that year, she earned a bronze medal in the Swedish national championships in the 45 km trail competition.[1][2]
2022
In 2022, she won the Swedish National Championships in the 40km short trail[7] and earned a place on the Swedish national team.[8][9] She was the youngest member of the Swedish team, at 20 years old. Competing for Sweden, she received a bronze medal at the inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.[1][10] It was her first international competition.[11][12]
2023
In 2023, she won the Sandnes Ultratrail and placed second in the Transvulcania Ultramarathon. She additionally placed fourth in the Swedish National Cup ski mountaineering competition. She would go on to place fifth in the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck.[1][13]
Later that year, Brangefält fell ill with a condition that caused her heartbeat to increase unexpectedly. Her illness prevented her from training.[3][14]
