Sarah Lavin
Irish hurdler (born 1994)
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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 competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she made it to the semi finals of the 100m hurdles.
Lavin in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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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 was the previous Irish recordholder in the 100 metres flat (Switzerland 2023).[3][4][5]
International competitions
1Did not finish in the semifinals
2Did not finish in the final
Personal life
Lavin was in a relationship with rally driver Craig Breen, until his death in a rallying accident in April 2023.
