Sara Petersen (hurdler)
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Born | Nykøbing Falster, Denmark | 9 April 1987||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400m Hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Denmark | |||||
2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada
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4th | 400 m hurdles | 59.42 |
2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy
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14th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 60.60 |
2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania
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4th | 400 m hurdles | 58.85 |
2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China
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9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 57.65 |
2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy
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11th (sf) | 400 m | 54.63 |
Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia
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3rd | 400 m hurdles | 56.40 | |
European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania
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6th | 400 m hurdles | 56.77 | |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany
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20th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.99 | |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain
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22nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.28 |
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China
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4th | 400 m hurdles | 56.54 |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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18th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.49 | |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.07 |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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19th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.21 | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland
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– | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic
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11th (sf) | 400 m | 53.82 |
World Championships | Beijing, China
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4th | 400 m hurdles | 54.20 | |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.12 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2nd | 400 m hurdles | 53.55 NR | |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia
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8th (sf) | 400 m | 52.86 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom
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9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 55.45 | |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany
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18th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.91 |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar
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– | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan
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16th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 55.521 |
1Disqualified in the semifinals
Gallery
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Sara Slott Petersen (l) and Femke Bol at the 2020 Bauhaus Galan meeting in Stockholm
References