Sarah Lahti

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]

Sarah Lahti

Sarah Lahti in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29) Klippan, Sweden
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	1500 metres
Club	Hässelby SK

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

• 3000 metres – 8:50.97 (Utrecht 2016)
• 5000 metres – 15:10.76 (Hengelo 2016)
• 10000 metres – 31:28.43 (Rio de Janeiro 2016, former national record)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 10:32.61 (Hässleholm 2012)
• Half marathon - 1:09:52 (Dresden 2020, national record)

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 4:11.68 (Portland 2016)
• One mile – 4:30.42 (Stockholm 2016)
• 3000 metres – 9:01.16 (Växjö 2016)

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.

External links

• Sarah Lahti at World Athletics
• Sarah Lahti at Diamond League
• Sarah Lahti at Olympics.com
• Sarah Lahti at Olympedia
• Sarah Lahti at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)