Tjejmilen Explained

Date:	August–September
Location:	Stockholm, Sweden
Type:	Cross-country running
Distance:	1 Scandinavian mile
Est:	1984

Tjejmilen is a girls-women only, cross-country running event in Stockholm, Sweden. Hosted by Hässelby SK and Spårvägen FK, it is run across a 10 kilometers long course on Djurgården.

Being annual, the first event was held on 19 August 1984. It often gathers thousands of participants.^[1]

Winners

• 1984 – Evy Palm, Sweden, 34:21
• 1985 – Evy Palm, Sweden, 34:28
• 1986 – Evy Palm, Sweden, 33:29
• 1987 – Malin Wästlund, Sweden, 34:20
• 1988 – Evy Palm, Sweden, 34:09
• 1989 – Evy Palm, Sweden, 34:09
• 1990 – Grete Waitz, Norway, 33:49
• 1991 – Midde Hamrin, Sweden, 34:34
• 1992 – Sara Romé, Sweden, 35:14
• 1993 – Gunhild Halle, Norway, 34:25
• 1994 – Sara Romé, Sweden, 34:35
• 1995 – Grete Kirkeberg, Norway, 34:50
• 1996 – Ingmarie Nilsson, Sweden, 35,32
• 1997 – Grete Kirkeberg, Norway, 35:16
• 1998 – Marie Söderström-Lundberg, Sweden, 34:37
• 1999 – Susanne Johansson, Sweden, 36:04
• 2000 – Marie Söderström-Lundberg, Sweden, 33:29
• 2001 – Lena Gavelin, Sweden, 33:35
• 2002 – Janet Ongera, Kenya, 33:22
• 2003 – Kirsi Valasti, Finland, 33:16
• 2004 – Lena Gavelin, Sweden, 34:44
• 2005 – Lisa Blommé, Sweden, 34:45
• 2006 – Ida Nilsson, Sweden, 34:12
• 2007 – Isabellah Andersson, Sweden, 34:50
• 2008 – Lisa Blommé, Sweden, 33:58
• 2009 – Isabellah Andersson, Sweden, 33:49
• 2010 – Isabellah Andersson, Sweden, 33:38
• 2011 – Isabellah Andersson, Sweden, 33:25
• 2012 – Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, Norway 33.14^[2]
• 2013 – Isabellah Andersson, Sweden, 33:42^[3]
• 2014 – Meraf Bahta, Sweden, 32:40^[4]
• 2015 – Webalem Ayele, Ethiopia, 33:28^[5]
• 2016 – Fantu Tekla, Ethiopia, 32:40^[6]
• 2017 – Sara Holmgren, Sweden 34.52^[7]
• 2018 – Ayantu Eshete, Ethiopia, 35:06^[8]
• 2019 – Hanna Lindholm, Sweden, 35:06^[9]
• 2020 – Cancelled because of the Corona pandemic^[10]
• 2021 – Meraf Bahta, Sweden, 32.41
• 2022 – Carolina Wikström, Sweden, 33.51^[11]
• 2023 – Sarah Lahti, Sweden, 35.32^[12]

See also

• Tjejtrampet
• Tjejvasan

External links

• official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.tjejmilen.se/start/content.cfm?Sec_ID=804&Rac_ID=203&Lan_ID=1 "Så startade Tjejmilen"
2. Web site: Norska snabbast på Tjejmilen. Svenska Dagbladet. Swedish. 1 September 2012. 27 September 2012.
3. Web site: Isabellah Andersson vann Tjejmilen igen. Runnersworld. Swedish. 7 September 2013. 6 September 2014.
4. Web site: Bahta överlägsen i Tjejmilen. SVT Sport. Swedish. 6 September 2014. 6 September 2014.
5. Web site: Etiopisk seger i Tjejmilen. SVT Sport. Swedish. Fredrik Östberg. 5 September 2015. 5 September 2015.
6. Web site: Hon vann Tjejmilen. Sportbladet. Swedish. Jonathan Ekeliw. 3 September 2016. 4 September 2016.
7. News: Holmgren vann Tjejmilen. Göteborgsposten. Swedish. 2 September 2017. 13 January 2018.
8. News: Kaos vid målgången i årets Tjejmilen. Svenska dagbladet. Swedish. 1 September 2018. 1 September 2018.
9. News: Pangtid när revanschsugna Hanna Lindholm tog hem Tjejmilen. Mitt i Östermalm. Swedish. Anna Ims, Maria Nykvist. 31 August 2019. 31 August 2019.
10. Web site: Stockholm Marathon och Tjejmilen 2020 är inställda. Marathon. Jenny Sunding. Swedish. 10 June 2020. 12 November 2020.
11. News: Carolina Wikström från Uppsala IF vann tjejmilen på 33,51. SVT Nyheter. Anna-Klara Bankel. Swedish. 3 September 2022. 25 February 2023.
12. News: Sjuåriga Ellinor sprang Lilla Tjejmilen. SVT Stockholm. Pia Heick. Swedish. 2 September 2023. 25 September 2023.