Emma Sralla

Emma Sralla (born 26 September 2004) is a Swedish-American track and field athlete who won the discus at the 2022 World Athletics Junior Championships.

Emma Sralla
Personal information
Nationality Sweden
Born (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004
Texas, USA
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)Discus
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Cali Discus

Personal life

Sralla attends Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. With a Swedish mother and an American father, she has dual Swedish-American nationality. Her mother Anna moved to America aged 18 to play college golf and met Emma’s father Scott. Emma was born and raised in Texas but would visit family in Sweden every year. When in Sweden she competed for Spårvägen.[1]

Career

Representing Sweden, Sralla won the discus competition at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. With a winning throw of 56.15m she finished nearly 2 metres ahead of her nearest rival, Greece’s Déspina-Aretí Filippídou who threw 54.48.[2][3]

References
  1. ""So cool with that comparison"". aftonbladet.se.
  2. "MARCUS' EMMA SRALLA WINS UNDER-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN COLOMBIA". lisd.net.
  3. "Flower Mound Marcus' Emma Sralla wins Under-20 world championship in discus". Dallasnews.com.


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