Sara Petersen (hurdler)

Sara Petersen
Personal information
Born	9 April 1987 (age 37); Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m Hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Denmark
Olympic Games
European Championships

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 edit

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
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	18th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.49
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.07
2012	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
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	4th	400 m hurdles	54.20
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	400 m hurdles	55.12
2016	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
2017	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

Gallery edit

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

References edit

^ Sara Petersen at World Athletics

Olympic Games
Preceded by Caroline Wozniacki	Flagbearer for Denmark (with Jonas Warrer) Tokyo 2020	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] Sara Petersen at World Athletics

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