Sara Wedlund
Swedish long distance runner (1975–2021)
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Born | 27 December 1975 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 11 June 2021(2021-06-11) (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, participating at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. She was awarded the Victoria Award in 1996.[3]
She died on 11 June 2021, at the age of 45.[4]
References
- ^ "Dödsannonser - Sök efter dödsannonser på familjesidan.se".
- ^ Sara Wedlund död – blev 45 år gammal, Aftonbladet, 19 June 2021
- ^ "Stipendiet" (in Swedish). Victoria Day. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Sara Wedlund död – blev 45 år gammal". Expressen. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
External links
- Sara Wedlund at World Athletics
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European Cross Country Championships champions in women's cross country running
- 1994: Catherina McKiernan (IRL)
- 1995: Annemari Sandell (FIN)
- 1996: Sara Wedlund (SWE)
- 1997: Joalsiae Llado (FRA)
- 1998: Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
- 1999: Anita Weyermann (SUI)
- 2000: Katalin Szentgyörgyi (HUN)
- 2001: Yamna Belkacem] (FRA)
- 2002: Helena Javornik (SLO)
- 2003: Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
- 2004: Hayley Yelling (GBR)
- 2005: Lornah Kiplagat (NED)
- 2006: Tetyana Holovchenko (UKR)
- 2007: Marta Domínguez (ESP)
- 2008: Hilda Kibet (NED)
- 2009: Hayley Yelling (GBR)
- 2010: Jéssica Augusto (POR)
- 2011: Fionnuala Britton (IRL)
- 2012: Fionnuala Britton (IRL)
- 2013: Sophie Duarte (FRA)
- 2014: Gemma Steel (GBR)
- 2015: Sifan Hassan (NED)
- 2016: Yasemin Can (TUR)
- 2017: Yasemin Can (TUR)
- 2018: Yasemin Can (TUR)
- 2019: Yasemin Can (TUR)
- 2021: Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR)
- 2022: Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR)
- 2023: Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR)
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