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]

Sarah Lavin
Lavin in 2022
Personal information
Full nameSarah Kate Lavin
Born (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30)
Lisnagry, Limerick, Ireland
EducationUniversity College Dublin
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 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

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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

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

References

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  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.
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