Sarah Lahti (born 18 February 1995) is a Swedish middle-distance runner. 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.
Competition record Representing 2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain33rd (h)3000 m s'chase11:23.612013European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy –3000 mDNF2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States –5000 mDNF2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States14th (h)1500 m4:11.68European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands9th10,000 m32:14.17Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil12th10,000 m31:28.43 (NR)2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland3rd5000 m15:14.172nd10,000 m32:46.91World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom –10,000 mDNF2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan –10,000 mDNF2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States22nd (h)5000 m15:26.05European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany14th10,000 m32:42:272023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary18th10,000 m33:09.222025European Running ChampionshipsLeuven, Belgium6th10 km31:35World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan22nd (h)5000 m15:05.13
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.
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