Sarah Lavin

Sarah Kate Lavin (born 28 May 1994) is an Irish athlete specialising in the high hurdles.[1] She finished fourth at the 2019 Summer Universiade. In addition, she won a silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships and represented Ireland at the 2020 Summer Games.[2]

Sarah Lavin
Lavin in 2022
Personal information
Full nameSarah Kate Lavin
Born (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994
Lisnagry, Limerick, Ireland
EducationUniversity College Dublin
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-Małopolska100 m hurdles

Her personal bests are 12.79 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (0.3 m/s, Munich 2022) and 7.97 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Serbia 2022).

With a time of 11.27 seconds, Lavin is the Irish recordholder in the 100 metres flat (Switzerland 2023).[3][4]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ireland
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 18th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.901
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 2nd 100 m hurdles 13.34
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 29th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.25
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.84
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th 4 × 200 m relay 1:36.90
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 17th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.87
5th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.682
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 9th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.64
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 4th 100 m hurdles 13.28
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 9th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.07
World Relays Chorzów, Poland 10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.53
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 32nd (h) 100 m hurdles 13.16
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 7th 60 m hurdles 8.09
World Championships Eugene, United States 17th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.87
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th 100 m hurdles 12.86
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 6th 60 m hurdles 8.03
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.62

1Did not finish in the semifinals
2Did not finish in the final

Personal life

Lavin was in a relationship with rally driver Craig Breen, until his death in a rallying accident in April 2023.

References
  1. Sarah Lavin at World Athletics
  2. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. "Sarah Lavin breaks 100m record and is now Ireland's fastest woman". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. Dennehy, Cathal (4 September 2023). "Sarah Lavin breaks Phil Healy's Irish 100m record". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 September 2023.


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