Sarah Lahti
Sarah Lahti in 2017
Personal information
Born (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995
Klippan, Sweden
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event1500 metres
ClubHässelby SK

Sarah Lahti (born 18 February 1995) is a Swedish middle-distance runner.[2] She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final. She is the current Swedish record holder in the half marathon, and previously held the Swedish record at 10,000 metres, which she set at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Sweden
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 33rd (h) 3000 m s'chase 11:23.61
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 3000 m DNF
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 5000 m DNF
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 14th (h) 1500 m 4:11.68
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th 10,000 m 32:14.17
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th 10,000 m 31:28.43 (NR)
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 5000 m 15:14.17
2nd 10,000 m 32:46.91
World Championships London, United Kingdom 10,000 m DNF
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 10,000 m DNF
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 22nd (h) 5000 m 15:26.05
European Championships Munich, Germany 14th 10,000 m 32:42:27
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th 10,000 m 33:09.22

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Personal life

Lahti is of Finnish descent through her grandfather, who as a child was evacuated from Finland to Sweden during World War II.[4]

References

  1. EAA profile
  2. "Sarah Lahti". IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. "Women's 10000m Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. Silvennoinen, Santtu (21 July 2022). "Yleisurheiluhuipulta yllättävä paljastus: "Tosi siistiä, kun minua luullaan suomalaiseksi"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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