Caisa-Marie Lindfors

Caisa-Marie Lindfors (born 5 August 2000) is a Swedish discus thrower. She is a multiple-time Swedish Athletics Championships winner and has represented Sweden at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.

Caisa-Marie Lindfors
Personal information
Nationality Sweden
Born5 August 2000 (23 years, 322 days old)[1]
Home townUppsala, Sweden
Education
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
Shot put
College team
ClubUpsala IF
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best(s)Discus throw:
60.90m (2023)

Shot put:
16.51m (2023)
Updated on 15 January 2024

Career

Lindfors started competing in throws as early as 2014, and she finished 4th at the 2015 Swedish U16 Championships in the discus.[4] After improving that to 2nd at the 2016 U17 Championships, she achieved her first national win at the U18 Team Championships with a 37.85 m throw representing Upsala IF.[5]

Lindfors' first international win came at the 2017 U18 Finnkampen, throwing a 47.32 m personal best for the victory.[6] The following year she improved that best to 51.26 m at the Bottnarydskastet, qualifying her for the 2018 World U20 Championships. In the qualification, Lindfors placed 18th overall and did not advance to the finals.[7] She nonetheless returned to win Swedish U20 championships and the U20 Nordic Athletics Championships later that year.[8]

Lindford competed at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in both the shot put and discus throw, though she only made the finals in the discus where she placed 4th overall.[9] She first set the Swedish U20 record in the discus at the 2019 Nordic Match, and she improved that record again to 55.98 m finishing second at the 2019 Swedish Athletics Championships.[10][11][12]

From 2021 to 2023, Lindfors moved to the United States and competed on the Florida State Seminoles track and field team in the NCAA.[13] She quickly qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placing 18th overall.[14] After her freshman outdoor season, she finished 4th at the European U23 Championships in the discus throw, again just missing out on a medal.[15]

In 2023, Lindfors finished 4th at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the best finish of her collegiate career.[16] She won the Swedish Athletics Championships national discus title in a 60.90 m personal best, qualifying her for the 2023 World Athletics Championships. At the championships, she finished 32nd in qualification and did not make the finals.[17] Beginning in 2024, Lindfords transferred to the California Golden Bears track and field program.[18]

Personal life

Lindfors is from Uppsala, Sweden where she attended Celsiusskolan high school.[2] She is a member of the Upsala IF athletics club.[5]

Statistics

Personal best progression
Discus Throw progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
135.60 m4thLag-SM Kval Grupp AEskilstuna, Sweden22 May 2015[19]
240.97 m6thVästeråsVästerås, Sweden29 Jul 2016[20]
343.14 mUppsala Kastet 1Uppsala, Sweden29 Apr 2017[21]
443.46 mHellaskastetSätra, Sweden5 May 2017[22]
546.74 m4thKringelspelenSödertälje, Sweden5 Jun 2017[23]
647.32 mFinnkampenStockholm, Sweden1 Sep 2017[24]
749.68 mEnköping, Sweden9 May 2018[25]
849.88 mSpikkestad OpenSpikkestad, Norway19 May 2018[26]
950.29 m4thHallesche Werfertage, Sportzentrum BrandbergeHalle, Germany25 May 2018[27]
1051.26 m4thBottnarydskastetBottnaryd, Sweden15 Jun 2018[28]
1152.68 mPURE Athletics/NTC Spring InvitationalClermont, FL19 Apr 2019[29]
1252.85 mKasttävling fredagVäxjö, Sweden9 May 2019[30]
1353.86 m5thBottnarydskastetBottnaryd, Sweden28 Jun 2019[31]
1455.46 mNordic Match U20Kristiansand, Norway16 Aug 2019[32]
1555.98 mSwedish Athletics ChampionshipsKarlstad, Sweden30 Aug 2019[33]
1658.66 m (Qualification)NCAA Preliminary East RoundJacksonville, FL28 May 2021[34]
1758.80 mKvällstävlingUppsala, Sweden23 Aug 2021[35]
1859.81 mUF Tom Jones MemorialGainesville, FL14 Apr 2023[36]
1960.80 mACC Outdoor Track & Field ChampionshipsRaleigh, NC12 May 2023[37]
2060.90 mSwedish Athletics ChampionshipsSöderhamn, Sweden29 Jul 2023[38]
Shot Put progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
110.21 m (Castorama)UppsalaUppsala, Sweden18 Sep 2015[39]
211.21 mUppsala, Sweden8 Jul 2016[40]
311.77 m (Castorama)UppsalaUppsala, Sweden15 Sep 2017[41]
413.04 mJSM-USM17Huddinge, Sweden4 Aug 2018[42]
514.61 mMondo Indoor GamesUppsala, Sweden6 Feb 2020[43]
615.46 mKringelkastetSödertälje, Sweden13 Jun 2020[44]
716.41 mACC Indoor Track & Field ChampionshipsClemson, SC26 Feb 2021[45]
816.51 m6thDon Kirby Elite InvitationalAlbuquerque, NM10 Feb 2023[46]

References
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  10. "Norske juniorkvinner best i Norden". Friidrett1. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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