Sara Wedlund
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| Born | 27 December 1975 Vällingby, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 June 2021 (aged 45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Women's athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sara Christina Wedlund (27 December 1975 – 11 June 2021)[1][2] was a Swedish long-distance and cross country runner, scoring successes in the mid 1990s as one of the most successful Swedish female runners at the time.
She finished ninth at the 1995 World Championships (5000 m), won the silver medals at the 1995 European Cross Country Championships and the 1996 European Indoor Championships (3000 m), finished 11th at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1996 European Cross Country Championships.[3] She was awarded the Victoria Award in 1996.[4] She represented the club Hässelby SK.[5]
She died on 11 June 2021, at the age of 45.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dödsannonser - Sök efter dödsannonser på familjesidan.se".
- ^ Sara Wedlund död – blev 45 år gammal, Aftonbladet, 19 June 2021
- ^ Sara Wedlund at World Athletics
- ^ "Stipendiet" (in Swedish). Victoria Day. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ Sara Wedlund at Olympedia
- ^ "Sara Wedlund död – blev 45 år gammal". Expressen. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
European Cross Country Championships champions in women's cross country running | |
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