 Lovisa Lindh at the 2022 European Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 July 1991 Kungälv, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Southern Methodist University | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Johan Wettegren [1] Richard Mattsson | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Sweden | |||||
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 8th (h) | 800 m | 2:07.57 |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 33rd (h) | 800 m | 2:10.51 |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 7th | 800 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 | 3rd | 800 m | 2:00.37 | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.41 | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 4th | 800 m | 2:01.37 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 9h | 800 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 |
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