RUNG Sarah Louise

Date of Birth: 8 Oct 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SB5,SM6

Place of birth: STAVANGER

Birth Country:

Norway

Place of residence : BERGEN

Residence Country:

Norway

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB5	6
	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB5 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB5 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	100m Breaststroke - SB4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:44.94
1	200m Individual Medley - SM5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:15.83
1	200m Freestyle - S5	2012	London, GBR	2:49.74
1	50m Butterfly - S5	2012	London, GBR	41.76
2	50m Butterfly - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	45.67
2	100m Breaststroke - SB4	2012	London, GBR	1:45.68
2	200m Individual Medley - SM5	2012	London, GBR	3:15.89
3	200m Freestyle - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:51.37
3	50m Backstroke - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	45.40
4	100m Freestyle - S5	2012	London, GBR	1:23.15
6	100m Freestyle - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:25.04
7	50m Freestyle - S5	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	40.42
World Championships
1	100m Freestyle - S5	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:22.65
1	200m Freestyle - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:53.20
1	100m Breaststroke - SB4	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:44.83
1	50m Butterfly - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	43.80
1	200m Individual Medley - SM5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:19.83
1	200m Freestyle - S5	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	2:50.57
1	100m Breaststroke - SB4	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:45.86
1	50m Butterfly - S5	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	43.74
1	200m Individual Medley - SM5	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	3:20.44
1	200m Freestyle - S5	2010	Eindhoven, NED	2:51.12
1	100m Breaststroke - SB4	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:52.64
1	50m Butterfly - S5	2010	Eindhoven, NED	43.22
2	200m Freestyle - S5	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:57.45
2	50m Butterfly - S5	2017	Mexico City, MEX	43.77
2	100m Freestyle - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:22.84
2	100m Freestyle - S5	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:23.52
3	50m Backstroke - S5	2017	Mexico City, MEX	46.33
3	50m Backstroke - S5	2015	Glasgow, GBR	46.96
3	100m Freestyle - S5	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:23.66
5	100m Breaststroke - SB5	2019	London, GBR	1:45.40
9	100m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	1:26.15
9	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2019	London, GBR	3:23.27
DSQ	100m Breaststroke - SB4	2017	Mexico City, MEX	DSQ
European Championships
2	100m Breaststroke - SB5	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:44.54
3	100m Breaststroke - SB5	2020	Funchal, POR	1:46.63
4	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2020	Funchal, POR	3:24.58
10	100m Freestyle - S6	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:25.88
DSQ	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2018	Dublin, IRL	DSQ

Occupation:

Athlete, Consultant, Student

Civil Engineering - University of Stavanger, Norway

Languages spoken:

English, Norwegian

Stavanger SK [Norway]

Morten Eklund [national], NOR

Sporting relatives:

Her younger sister Victoria Rung represented Norway in able-bodied swimming at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation. (aftenposten.no, 22 Nov 2018; universiade2013.sportresult.com, 01 Jan 2013)

2009 for Norway, European Championships in Reykjavik, Iceland (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

She began swimming at age seven. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2018, 03 Dec 2017)

She took up the sport with her sister. "Swimming has always been in my family." (Athlete, 19 Aug 2018, 03 Dec 2017)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tv2.no, 28 Mar 2021)

Winning gold medals in the S5 50m butterfly and S5 200m freestyle at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, and breaking the world record in the 100m breaststroke. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2018, 03 Dec 2017)

Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Coach Morten Eklund, her sister Victoria, and her teammates. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2018, 03 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"There are no shortcuts to the places worth going." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

She was flag bearer for Norway at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (vg.no, 18 Sep 2016)

She was named Female Athlete with an Impairment of the Year in five consecutive years between 2012 and 2016 at the Norwegian Sport Gala. (idrettgala.no, 01 Jan 2018)

In 2010 and 2011 she was named Athlete with an Impairment of the Year at the Norwegian Sport Gala. (idrettgala.no, 01 Jan 2018)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB5, SM6 (IPC, 05 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (aftenposten.no, 22 Jun 2011)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
In September 2008 she underwent an operation on her back. Some of her nerves were severed during the procedure, which resulted in a spinal cord injury. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017; aftenposten.no, 22 Jun 2011)

General
SISTERHOOD
Her sister Victoria has also competed in swimming at an elite level, representing Norway in able-bodied swimming at the 2013 World University Games in Kazan, Russian Federation. "I am grateful to have been able to share great moments with her. She inspires me to work hard and set great goals. She has definitely taught me the importance of the hard, hard work and dedication that you need to be able to achieve your goals, and I hope I can show other athletes the same." (aftenposten.no, 22 Nov 2018; paralympic.org, 11 Mar 2016)

OCCUPATION
She works as a consultant for Olympiatoppen, an organisation that is part of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committees. She is responsible for helping to promote and develop Para sport at national and local level in Norway. "The goal is to reduce the differences in sports and get more people active." (toyota.no, 31 Mar 2021; aftenbladet.no, 06 Feb 2019; olympiatoppen.no, 01 Jan 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2020 she began studying for a degree in clinical nutrition at the University of Bergen in Norway. (ba.no, 24 Aug 2020)

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Legend

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

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