Lovisa Lindh

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Lovisa Lindh
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Lovisa Lindh at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 34)
Kungälv, Sweden
Education Southern Methodist University
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event
 800 metres
Coached byJohan Wettegren [1]
Richard Mattsson
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Women's athletics
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Amsterdam 800 m

Lovisa Tora Yvonne Lindh (born 9 July 1991) is a Swedish middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. [2] [3] Lindh won the bronze medal in the event at the 2016 European Championships.

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Biography

Competing for Ullevi FK, Lindh won the national championship title on 800 metres in 2012. [4] She competed at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships without advancing to the final. At the 2016 European Championships she won the bronze medal with a time of 2:00.37, then a personal record. [5] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Lindh finished ninth on the 800 metres event. [6]

In 2021, Lindh qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics but was not chosen to represent Sweden. [7] In 2025, Lindh switched to Kongahälla AIK. [8]

Lovisa Lindh is the niece of Olympic table tennis player Erik Lindh. [6] Lindh has studied at Southern Methodist University [9] and the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law. [10]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 8th (h)800 m2:07.57
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 33rd (h)800 m 2:10.51
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 7th800 m 2:08.99
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 12th (sf)800 m 2:02.60
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 8th (h)800 m 2:03.44
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd800 m 2:00.37
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9th (sf)800 m 1:59.41
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 4th800 m 2:01.37
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 9h800 m 2:02.36
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 12th (sf)800 m 2:04.54
World Championships Doha, Qatar 33rd (h)800 m 2:03.72
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 11th (sf)800 m 2:04.12
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 18th (h)800 m 2:03.48

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ 2014 WIC handbook
  2. ↑ "Lovisa Lindh". IAAF. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lovisa Lindh". Olympedia.
  4. ↑ "Track and Field – Resultatlista SM 2012-08-24/26". Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Fredriksson, Emilie; Karlsson, Erik (9 July 2016). "Lindhs skräll – tog EM-brons". Aftonbladet.
  6. 1 2 "Lovisa Lindh". Swedish Olympic Committee.
  7. ↑ Nyberg, Hannes (6 July 2021). "Lindh fick OS-ackrediteringen i söndags – får ändå inte åka". SVT Sport.
  8. ↑ "Lovisa Lindh". friidrottsstatistik.se.
  9. ↑ "Lovisa Lindh SMU Athletics" . Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Nilsson, Stefan (18 November 2016). "Lovisa Lindh: "Jag vet att jag gör allting rätt"". Expressen.
  11. ↑ "Resultat GP Gothenburg". svenskfriidrott.se. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lovisa Lindh". IAAF. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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