Sara Petersen (hurdler)

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.

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
Event400m Hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro400 m hurdles
European Championships
2016 Amsterdam400 m hurdles

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

References
  1. Sara Petersen at World Athletics


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