Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Partner Hampus Randen |
| Residence |
Stockholm, SWE |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, French, German, Swedish |
| Higher education |
Law - Stockholm University: Sweden |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing at age seven. |
| Why this sport? |
She took up the sport because her father was a fencing coach. She then stopped training for a year before getting back into the sport. "One day I had had enough of being at home by myself and chose to go fencing again. It turned out that I was pretty determined and reckless and I loved to challenge the boys in training." |
| Club / Team |
Foreningen for Faktkonstens Framjande [FFF]: Stockholm, SWE |
| Name of coach |
Bjorne Vaggo [national], SWE |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Fitness, spending time with friends, movies, cooking. (johannabergdahl.blogspot.co.uk, 27 Feb 2014) |
| Injuries |
Illness forced her to miss the 2013 University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation. (fencing.se, 05 Jul 2013) |
| Famous relatives |
Her father Johan represented Sweden in fencing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Her older brother Erik is also an international fencer. He won bronze at the 2007 World Cup event in Stockholm, Sweden. Her partner Hampus Randen has competed for the Sweden U20 beach volleyball team. (Facebook profile, 16 Mar 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2015; fencing.se, 05 Jul 2013) |
