PETERSEN Sara Slott

Date of Birth: 9 Apr 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Place of birth: AARHUS

Birth Country:

Denmark

Place of residence : AARHUS

Residence Country:

Denmark

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 400m Hurdles

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2nd (53.55)
2012	London, GBR	SF (56.21)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (DQ)
2017	London, GBR	SF (55.45)
2015	Beijing, CHN	4th (54.20)
2011	Daegu, KOR	SF (56.49)
2009	Berlin, GER	SF (56.99)

European Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2018	Berlin, GER	SF (56.91)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	400m Hurdles
2021	1 x 5th
2020	2 x 4th
2018	1 x 8th
2017	1 x 4th, 2 x 5th, 1 x 6th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
4	2020	400m Hurdles	Rome, ITA	55.20
4	2020	400m Hurdles	Stockholm, SWE	56.30
4	2017	400m Hurdles	Lausanne, SUI	54.49
5	2021	400m Hurdles	Florence, ITA	55.21
5	2017	400m Hurdles	Brussels, BEL	55.54
5	2017	400m Hurdles	Birmingham, GBR	55.28
6	2017	400m Hurdles	Eugene, OR, USA	54.85
8	2018	400m Hurdles	Lausanne, SUI	1:30.61
9	2017	400m Hurdles	Rabat, MAR	55.56

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2021	400m Hurdles	World Athletics Continental Tour	Ostrava, CZE	55.76
5	2021	400m Hurdles	World Athletics Continental Tour	Hengelo, NED	55.55

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:

Nutrition - VIA University College , Denmark

Languages spoken:

Danish, English, German

Aarhus 1900 [Denmark]

Mikkel Larsen [national, personal]

She took up athletics at age 14. (saraslott.dk, 03 Jan 2016)

"I began training under Erik Barslev. I achieved good results quickly and soon found out that I had talent for running." (saraslott.dk, 03 Jan 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport.tv2.dk, 27 Apr 2020)

Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen. (dr.dk, 14 Jan 2012)

In recognition of her performance at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, People's Republic of China, she received the 2015 Boye Trophy for sporting excellence by an athlete from Aarhus, Denmark. (stiften.dk, 29 Jan 2016)

In 2008 she received The Golden Puma award, a prize for the best Danish athlete. (saraslott.dk, 03 Jan 2016)

General Interest

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has a master's degree in sports science from Aarhus University in Denmark. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2020)

Milestones

She became the first female competitor representing Denmark to win a medal on the track in athletics by claiming silver in the 400m hurdles at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Aug 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/sara.s.petersen.1
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Sara-Slott-Petersen-234916959934413/
https://instagram.com/saraslott/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-slott-petersen-3b48992b
Athlete Website: http://www.saraslott.dk/

Legend

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

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