Watch the interview with Henriette Jaeger in the player above.
The 21-year-old finished third in her heat in a time of 50.17 and had to wait a long time in the “hot seat” before she received the long-awaited announcement: she is ready for a historic Olympic final.
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Never before has a Norwegian woman in the 400 meters made it there.
– I am so happy. I didn’t even dare to dream of that because it is so big. I was very nervous. I was just trying to keep my nerves in check.
Jaeger has not only been noted for being a great running talent. The 21-year-old has a congenital condition that causes her to vomit during maximum exertion – which became visible in SVT’s interview with her last spring. Happily, together with the Norwegian committee, she has succeeded in alleviating the problem.
– I have got control of the vomiting, she tells SVT Sport after the competition.
The final takes place on Friday starting at 20:00.