Sarah Lahti

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Sarah Lahti athletics

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Sarah Lahti in Bydgoszcz 2017

nation SwedenSweden Sweden
birthday 18th February 1995 (age 25)
place of birth Klippan , Sweden
size 177 cm
Weight 57 kg
Career
discipline Long distance running
Best performance 5000 m: 15: 10.76 min
10,000 m: 31: 28.43 min
society Hässelby SK
status active
Medal table
U23 European Championships 0 × gold 1 × silver 1 × bronze
EAA logo U23 European Championships
silver Bydgoszcz 2017 10,000 m
bronze Bydgoszcz 2017 5000 m
last change: October 6, 2017

Sarah Lahti (temporarily Sarah van der Wielen ; born February 18, 1995 in Klippan ) is a Swedish long-distance runner .

Athletic career

Sarah Lahti gained her first experience at an international championship at the Junior World Championships 2012 in Barcelona , where she was eliminated in the obstacle course as 33rd of the preliminary run. In 2013 she took part in the 3000 meter European Junior Championships in Rieti , but could not finish her run there, as was the 5000 meter run at the 2014 Junior World Championships in Eugene .

In 2016, she qualified for the World Indoor Championships in Portland , where she was eliminated in the 1500 meter run. At the European Championships in Amsterdam , she finished ninth over 10,000 meters. She then took part in the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , where she set a new national record over 10,000 meters, finishing twelfth . The national record was improved in 2017 by Meraf Bahta . She won medals for the first time at the 2017 U23 European Championships in Bydgoszcz , Poland . After bronze over 5000 meters, she only had to admit defeat to the superior Turkish Yasemin Can over 10,000 meters . At the World Championships in London , she could not finish her run over 10,000 meters again due to an injury .

In 2016 she became Swedish champion over 5000 meters and in 2013, 2015 and 2016 indoor champion over 3000 meters. In September 2017 she married the Dutch long-distance runner Jesper van der Wielen and then changed her last name. After the separation, she has been back as Sarah Lahti since 2019 .

Top performances

open air

  • 1500 meters: 4: 08.91 min, May 29, 2016 in Oordegem
  • 3000 meters: 8: 50.97 min, June 24, 2016 in Utrecht
  • 5000 meters: 15: 10.76 min, May 22, 2016 in Hengelo
  • 10,000 meters: 31: 28.43 min, August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
  • Half marathon: 1:09:58 h, March 19, 2017 in New York ( Swedish record )
  • 3000 meter obstacle: June 6, 2012 in Hässleholm

Hall

  • 1500 meters: 4: 11.68 min, March 18, 2016 in Portland
  • 3000 meters: 9: 01.16 min, February 13, 2016 in Växjö

Web links

Commons : Sarah Lahti  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Result list of the U23 European Championships in Bydgoszcz 2017
  2. ↑ Silke Bernhart: Flash News of the Day - Sarah Lahti becomes Sarah van der Wielen ( Memento from October 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), notes, on: Leichtathletik.de, October 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vi separerade - det här är ett speciellt liv". In: expressen.se. March 21, 2019, accessed April 1, 2019 (Swedish).
personal data
SURNAME Lahti, Sarah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wielen, Sarah van der
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Klippan