LAVIN Sarah

Ireland

Athletics

Date of Birth: 28 May 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Place of residence : LIMERICK

Residence Country:

Ireland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m Hurdles

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

European Games

World Relays

Year	Location	100m Hurdles	4 x 100m

Year	Location	100m Hurdles	4 x 100m
2021	Chorzow, POL	-	Heats (44.53)
2019	Minsk, BLR	Heat 3 (13.46)	-

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
6	2021	100m Hurdles	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	13.23

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete, Physiotherapist

Education:

Physiotherapy - University College Dublin [UCD], Ireland

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Emerald AC [Limerick, IRL]

Coach:

Noelle Morrissey

Injuries:

In 2016 she suffered a stress fracture in her foot that caused her to miss the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (independent.ie, 25 Apr 2021)

Start:

She began athletics at age seven with Emerald AC in Limerick, Ireland. (daretobelieve.ie, 01 Jan 2021)

Reason:

She tried a number of sports as a child but enjoyed athletics the most. (daretobelieve.ie, 01 Jan 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 17 Jul 2021)

Hero:

Irish long-distance runner Sonia O'Sullivan. (daretobelieve.ie, 01 Jan 2021)

Influence:

Her parents, coach Noelle Morrissey. (daretobelieve.ie, 01 Jan 2021; the42.ie, 25 Jul 2019)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
She works as a physiotherapist in Limerick, Ireland. (daretobelieve.ie, 01 Jan 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

TRANSITION FROM JUNIOR TO SENIOR
She says she struggled to adapt to the senior level after progressing through the youth ranks in the sport. She experienced a poor run of form in 2014 as overtraining and injuries affected her development. "Looking back there were lots of tears. I was dealing with pressure from the age of nine. I have a great coach in Noelle Morrissey and a rock-solid family, but from a structural viewpoint there was a lack of a mentor, someone to tell me and others representing Ireland what we were doing wrong. You have no idea how hard I trained but as I went and transitioned from junior to senior ranks it just didn't happen for me. I wasn't happy, on or off the track. I was studying physiotherapy at UCD and one adult said to me, "What sort of a physio will you make when you are always injured?' I couldn't believe stuff like that being said. My fire had been bright but I could see it was burning out." (independent.ie, 25 Apr 2021; the42.ie, 25 Jul 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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