Elin Östlund
Swedish sprinter (born 1992)
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Elin Östlund (born 14 February 1992) is a Swedish sprinter. She is a two-time Swedish Athletics Championships national champion in the 200 metres (outdoors) and 60 metres (indoors), and a finalist at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay.
Östlund at the 2019 Finland-Sweden Athletics International | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 14 February 1992[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 200 metres, 60 metres |
| Club | KFUM Örebro[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Biography
Östlund's first appearance at the senior Swedish Athletics Championships was in 2008, where she finished 7th in the 100 m with a time of 12.12.[1]
Her first international championship final was in 2013, when she finished 6th in the 4 × 100 m at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships.[1]
In 2017, Östlund made her Diamond League debut at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting.[2] She finished 8th in the 200 m with a time of 23.82 seconds.[1] Her first two national titles also came that year, both indoors (in the 60 m) and outdoors (in the 200 m).[1]
Östlund then had an achilles tendon injury, which healed by her 2020 season opener.[3] Later that year, she set personal bests at 60 metres and 200 metres indoors.[1]
Östlund trains with the KFUM Örebro club in Örebro, Sweden.[1]
Statistics
Personal bests
| Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | 7.38 | Swedish Athletics Indoor Championships | Växjö, Sweden | 22 February 2020 |
| 200 metres (indoor) | 23.74 | Swedish Athletics Indoor Championships | Växjö, Sweden | 23 February 2020 |
