Sara Christina Wedlund (27 December 1975 – 11 June 2021) 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. She finished ninth at the 1995 World Championships (5000 m), won the silver medals at the 1995 European Cross Country Championships and the 1996 European Indoor Championships (3000 m), finished 11th at the

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and won the gold medal at the 1996 European Cross Country Championships. She was awarded the Victoria Award in 1996. She represented the club Hässelby SK. She died on 11 June 2021, at the age of 45.

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1975 births 2021 deaths Athletes from Stockholm Swedish female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden European Cross Country Championships winners Swedish Athletics Championships winners Hässelby SK athletes {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub