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]
 Lavin in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sarah Kate Lavin | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 May 1994 Lisnagry, Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Education | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 is the Irish recordholder in the 100 metres flat (Switzerland 2023).[3][4]
International competitions edit
1Did not finish in the semifinals
2Did not finish in the final
Personal life edit
Lavin was in a relationship with rally driver Craig Breen, until his death in a rallying accident in April 2023.
References edit
- ^ Sarah Lavin at World Athletics
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sarah Lavin breaks 100m record and is now Ireland's fastest woman". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (4 September 2023). "Sarah Lavin breaks Phil Healy's Irish 100m record". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
External links edit
- Sarah Lavin at World Athletics
- Sarah Lavin at Olympedia
- Sarah Lavin at Olympics.com
- Sarah Lavin at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
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