Sarah Kate Lavin (born 28 May 1994) is an Irish athlete specialising in the

high hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. She finished fourth at the

2019 Summer Universiade ) , Nations participating = 118 , Athletes participating = 5,971 , Events = 220 , Sports = 18 , Opening ceremony = 3 July , Closing ceremony = 14 July , Officially opened by = President Se ...

. In addition, she won a silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships and represented Ireland at the

2020 Summer Games The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

. Her personal bests are 12.62 seconds in the

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first h ...

(the Irish national record) (0.3 m/s, Munich 2022) and 7.90

60 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds ( Susanna K ...

(Glasgow 2024). With a time of 11.27 seconds, Lavin is the Irish recordholder in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

flat (Switzerland 2023).

International competitions

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.

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* * * * 1994 births Living people Irish female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ireland Athletes from County Limerick Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games bronze medalists for Ireland European Games medalists in athletics {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub