Sarah Lavin

Sarah Kate Lavin (born 28 May 1994) is an Irish athlete specialising in the high hurdles.^[1] She finished fourth at the 2019 Summer Universiade. In addition, she won a silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships and represented Ireland at the 2020 Summer Games.^[2] she also competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics where she made it to the semi finals.

Sarah Lavin

Lavin in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Sarah Kate Lavin
Born	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30) Lisnagry, Limerick, Ireland
Education	University College Dublin
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Ireland European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 100 m hurdles

Her personal bests are 12.62 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (the Irish national record) (0.3 m/s, Munich 2022) and 7.90 60 metres hurdles (Glasgow 2024).

With a time of 11.27 seconds, Lavin was the previous Irish recordholder in the 100 metres flat (Switzerland 2023).^[3][4][5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ireland
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	18th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.901
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	2nd	100 m hurdles	13.34
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	29th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.25
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.84
2015	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	4 × 200 m relay	1:36.90
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	17th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.87
			5th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.682
2017	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	9th (sf)	100 m hurdles	13.64
2019	Universiade	Naples, Italy	4th	100 m hurdles	13.28
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	9th (sf)	60 m hurdles	8.07
	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.53
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	32nd (h)	100 m hurdles	13.16
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	7th	60 m hurdles	8.09
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	17th (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.87
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th	100 m hurdles	12.86
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	6th	60 m hurdles	8.03
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	11th (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.62
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	5th	60 m hurdles	7.91
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	100 m hurdles	12.94
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	15th (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.69

¹Did not finish in the semifinals
²Did not finish in the final

Personal life

Lavin was in a relationship with rally driver Craig Breen, until his death in a rallying accident in April 2023.

References

1. Sarah Lavin at World Athletics
2. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
3. "Sarah Lavin breaks 100m record and is now Ireland's fastest woman". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
4. Dennehy, Cathal (4 September 2023). "Sarah Lavin breaks Phil Healy's Irish 100m record". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
5. "Rhasidat Adeleke runs fastest ever 100m by an Irish woman". The Irish News. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Sarah Lavin at World Athletics
• Sarah Lavin at Olympedia (archive)
• Sarah Lavin at Olympics.com
• Sarah Lavin at the Olympic Federation of Ireland