Sara Petersen (hurdler)

Sara Petersen
Personal information
Born (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Denmark
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres, 400 metres hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam 400 m hurdles

Sara Slott Petersen (born 9 April 1987) is a Danish hurdler.[1] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 400 metres hurdles and won a silver medal.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Denmark
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 4th 400 m hurdles 59.42
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 14th (h) 400 m hurdles 60.60
2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 4th 400 m hurdles 58.85
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 9th (sf) 400 m hurdles 57.65
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 11th (sf) 400 m 54.63
Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 400 m hurdles 56.40
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 6th 400 m hurdles 56.77
World Championships Berlin, Germany 20th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.99
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 22nd (h) 400 m hurdles 57.28
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 4th 400 m hurdles 56.54
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 18th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.49
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.07
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 19th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.21
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland – 400 m hurdles DQ
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 11th (sf) 400 m 53.82
World Championships Beijing, China 4th 400 m hurdles 54.20
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 400 m hurdles 55.12
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 400 m hurdles 53.55 NR
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th (sf) 400 m 52.86
World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 400 m hurdles 55.45
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (sf) 400 m hurdles 56.91
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar – 400 m hurdles DQ
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 16th (h) 400 m hurdles 55.521

1Disqualified in the semifinals

  • Sara Slott Petersen (l) and Femke Bol at the 2020 Bauhaus Galan meeting in Stockholm
    Sara Slott Petersen (l) and Femke Bol at the 2020 Bauhaus Galan meeting in Stockholm

References

  1. ^ Sara Petersen at World Athletics


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