Sara Slott Petersen DEN   
Date of birth: 9 April 87
Age: 33 years 266 days
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 57 kg
Club/team: Århus 1900
400m Hurdles Olympic Silver Medallist 2016
400m Hurdles European Champion 2016
400m Hurdles 4th at World Championships 2015
400m Hurdles World University Games Bronze Medallist 2009
400m Hurdles 4th at World Youth Championships 2003
32 National Titles
400m Hurdles World Alltime no. 39 53.55 Rio de Janeiro 18 Aug 2016
800m World Alltime no. 14952 2:15.70 Hvidovre 11 Sep 2010
300m World Alltime no. 953 39.53 Aarhus 20 May 2008

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
50m
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2015  6.75iw   Aarhus29 Dec
 
60m
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  7.87iw    London29 Jan
2015  7.62iw   1Aarhus29 Dec
 
100m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2003  12.48w    2Hvidovre10 Aug
2005  12.58w  +1.8  Skive3 Sep
2006  12.37w  +0.3  1-19Hvidovre9 Sep
2006  12.16w  +2.6  1h2-19Hvidovre9 Sep
2007  12.07w -1.3 1Odense4 Aug
2008  12.74w -2.1  Hvidovre14 Sep
2009  11.93w  +3.0 1Odense29 Aug
2009  12.84w -2.1  Odense30 Aug
 
200m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2002  25.00w  +0.9 DUR-15 2Randers18 Aug
2005  24.63w  +1.0  1h3-19Göteborg/U3 Jul
2006  24.69w -1.1  1-19Göteborg/U9 Jul
2007  24.35w  +0.1 DUR-20 Århus17 Jun
2008  24.44w -0.7  2-22Tampere7 Sep
2009  24.34w -0.6  1r2Sarajevo21 Jun
2010  24.67w  +0.1  Odense27 Jun
2011  25.29w -2.2  Odense11 Jun
2012  24.18w  +2.9  1København26 Aug
2014  24.33w -0.2  1Aabenraa6 Sep
2016  23.59w  +1.2 1h2Aarhus28 Aug
2017  23.75w  0.0  2h1Aalborg3 Sep
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2003  25.06iw   DUR-16 Malmö/A22 Mar
2006  24.88iw    1-19Malmö/A25 Feb
2007  24.43iw   DUR-20 1Malmö/A28 Jan
2009  24.13iw   DUR-22 2s1Birmingham1 Feb
2011  24.86iw    London29 Jan
2012  24.41iw    1Skive25 Feb
2013  25.58iw    Skive23 Feb
2016  23.87iw   NR1Skive27 Feb
2017  24.06iw    1Skive18 Feb
2019  24.36iw    Skive2 Feb
 
300m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2008  39.53w   Aarhus20 May
 
400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2005  55.34w    2-19Kristiansand27 Aug
2006  54.70w   DUR-19 2Odense22 Jul
2007  54.44w   DUR-20 1Aarhus9 Jun
2008  54.31w    2Aarhus4 Sep
2009  55.08w    1Odense29 Aug
2010  55.61w    Odense27 Jun
2012  55.56w    4La Chaux-de-Fonds3 Jun
2014  55.83w    1Aabenraa6 Sep
2015  55.14w    1København5 Sep
2016  54.40w    1København10 Sep
2017  53.58w    Odense21 May
2019  53.49w    Odense7 Sep
2020  53.39w   1København15 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  56.33iw    4Malmö/A25 Feb
2007  55.47iw    2Malmö/A18 Feb
2009  53.85iw   NR NU23R DUR-22 3h4Torino6 Mar
2011  55.01iw    1h2Birmingham5 Feb
2012  54.00iw    1Wien11 Feb
2015  52.83iw   NR 1Bærum14 Feb
2016  52.59iw   NR1Växjö13 Feb
2017  52.86iw    3s2Beograd3 Mar
2018  54.47iw    1Skive18 Feb
2019  54.95iw    1Skive17 Feb
 
800m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  2:15.70w   Hvidovre11 Sep
 
60m Hurdles
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  8.71iw    1Malmö/A25 Feb
 
100m Hurdles
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2002  14.66w -0.2  2Randers18 Aug
2004  14.88w    2København8 Aug
2005  14.25w -0.6 DUR-181Skive3 Sep
 
300m Hurdles
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2012  39.29w   UNKNOWN5 Feb
2020  39.42w    1Oslo11 Jun
 
400m Hurdles
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2001  1:01.11w    2Aarhus26 Aug
2002  1:00.67w    1Randers17 Aug
2003  59.42w    4-17Sherbrooke13 Jul
2004  1:00.60w    6h3-19Grosseto14 Jul
2005  58.21w   DUR-18 1Odense31 Jul
2006  57.65w   NU20R 5s1-19Beijing16 Aug
2007  57.01w    NR2Odense23 Jun
2008  57.06w    1r2Leiden14 Jun
2009  56.40w   NR NU23R 3Beograd9 Jul
2010  57.28w    5h4Barcelona27 Jul
2011  55.97w   NR 1Ljubljana27 Jul
2012  55.68w   NR 1Szczecin21 Jul
2014  56.44w    2København6 Aug
2015  53.99w   NR 2Saint-Denis4 Jul
2016  53.55w   NR2Rio de Janeiro18 Aug
2017  54.35w    2Roma8 Jun
2018  55.48w    1København26 Jun
2019  54.89w    1Rovereto27 Aug
2020  55.20w    4Roma17 Sep
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2012  56.66iw   AR1Val-de-Reuil18 Feb
2015  58.10iw    1Gent7 Feb
 
Javelin Throw (400g)
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  21.67w   Greve25 Sep
 
4 x 100m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2006  47.23w    6Banská Bystrica17 Jun
2011  46.91w    8Novi Sad18 Jun
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2005  3:44.50w    5Tallinn19 Jun
2006  3:46.11w    5Banská Bystrica18 Jun
2009  3:46.32w    1r2Sarajevo21 Jun
2011  3:46.27w    6Novi Sad19 Jun
2015  3:41.06w    2Stara Zagora21 Jun
2019  3:46.28w    6Varaždin11 Aug
2020  4:01.42w   3Aarhus6 Sep

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
400m Hurdles
WY 2003: 4-1759.42 2h1-1759.71
WJ 2004: 6h3-191:00.60
EJ 2005: 4-1958.85 3h2-1959.16
WJ 2006: 5s1-1957.65 4h3-1958.89
EJ 2007: 6-2257.52 2h2-2257.56
EJ 2009: 6-2256.77 4s2-2257.08 2h3-2257.20
WC 2009: 7s356.99 4h356.51
WUG 2009: 356.40 1h157.28
EC 2010: 5h457.28
ETC-2 2011: 257.52
WC 2011: 6s356.49 5h256.32
WUG 2011: 456.54 3h257.02
EC 2012: 5s256.07 2h456.58
OG 2012: 6s256.21 5h356.01
EC 2014: h2DQ
ETC-2 2014: 61:02.26
ETC-2 2015: 155.13
WC 2015: 454.20 1s254.34 1h455.11
EC 2016: 155.12 1s255.59
OG 2016: 253.55 2s354.55 1h455.20
WC 2017: 4s255.45 2h255.23
EC 2018: 6s156.91
ETC-2 2019: 155.76
WC 2019: h3DQ
4 x 100m
ETC-2 2011: 846.91
4 x 400m
ETC-2 2011: 63:46.27
ETC-2 2015: 23:41.06
ETC-2 2019: 63:46.28
 
Indoor
400m
EC 2009: 6s154.63 3h453.85
EC 2015: 5s153.82 3h453.29
EC 2017: 3s252.86 2h553.39

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
50m
Indoor6.75    Aarhus29 Dec 2014
 
60m
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
Indoor7.62    Aarhus29 Dec 2014
 
100m
Outdoor12.07  -1.3 Odense4 Aug 2007
 
200m
Outdoor23.59   +1.2 Aarhus28 Aug 2016
Indoor23.87    NRSkive27 Feb 2016
 
300m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor39.53    Aarhus20 May 2008
 
400m
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor53.39    København15 Aug 2020
Indoor52.59    NRVäxjö13 Feb 2016
 
800m
Outdoor2:15.70    Hvidovre11 Sep 2010
 
100m Hurdles
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor14.25  -0.6 DUR-18Skive3 Sep 2005
 
300m Hurdles
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor39.29    UNKNOWN5 Feb 2012
 
400m Hurdles
Outdoor53.55    NRRio de Janeiro18 Aug 2016
Indoor56.66    ARVal-de-Reuil18 Feb 2012
 
Javelin Throw (400g)
Outdoor21.67    Greve25 Sep 2010
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor4:01.42    Aarhus6 Sep 2020

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

400m Hurdles, 10 best results (legal):
53.55   2Rio de Janeiro18 Aug 2016
53.99   2Saint-Denis4 Jul 2015
54.20   4Beijing26 Aug 2015
54.22   2Zürich1 Sep 2016
54.33   2London22 Jul 2016
54.34   1s2Beijing24 Aug 2015
54.35   2Roma8 Jun 2017
54.35   2Zürich24 Aug 2017
54.42   2Stockholm/S30 Jul 2015
54.49   4Lausanne6 Jul 2017
 
Average: 54.224
 
200m, 10 best results (legal):
23.59   +1.21h2Aarhus28 Aug 2016
23.64   0.01Aarhus28 Aug 2016
23.75   0.02h1Aalborg3 Sep 2017
23.87i  1Skive27 Feb 2016
24.04   +2.01København10 Sep 2016
24.06i  1Skive18 Feb 2017
24.07i  1Malmö/A29 Jan 2017
24.07   0.01h3Aalborg3 Sep 2017
24.13i  2s1Birmingham1 Feb 2009
24.22i  1h3Skive27 Feb 2016
 
Average: 23.944
 
400m, 10 best results (legal):
52.59i  1Växjö13 Feb 2016
52.80i  1rBKarlsruhe6 Feb 2016
52.83i  1Bærum14 Feb 2015
52.86i  3s2Beograd3 Mar 2017
52.87i  2Ostrava14 Feb 2017
53.08i  4Toruń10 Feb 2017
53.29i  3h4Praha6 Mar 2015
53.39i  2h5Beograd3 Mar 2017
53.39   1København15 Aug 2020
53.49   Odense7 Sep 2019
 
Average: 53.059
 

Total results in db: 317

By event:

50m:1
60m:4
100m:14
200m:56
300m:2
400m:53
800m:1
60m Hurdles:8
100m Hurdles:3
300m Hurdles:2
400m Hurdles:162
Javelin Throw (400g):1
4 x 100m:2
4 x 200m:1
4 x 400m:7

▲IN 2020

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

400m
Irregular mark: Mixed competition
54.40mxiw 3 rBAarhusAarhus8 Aug 
53.39iw PB (122)1NCKøbenhavnNC, København15 Aug 
54.74iw 1AarhusAarhus6 Sep 
300m Hurdles
39.42iw SB (6)1OsloOslo11 Jun 
400m Hurdles
56.30iw SB 4BauhausStockholm/SBauhaus, Stockholm/S23 Aug 
56.38iw 2PTSŠamorínPTS, Šamorín11 Sep 
55.20iw SB (7)4GGalaRomaGGala, Roma17 Sep 
4 x 400m
4:01.42iw PB 3AarhusAarhus6 Sep 
 Aarhus 1900
 Ida Marie Hartmann, Sara Slott Petersen, Emma Giovanna Vitale, Martha Danneskjold RasmussenIda Marie Hartmann, Sara Slott Petersen
Emma Giovanna Vitale, Martha Danneskjold Rasmussen

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2007Outdoor400m Hurdles8357.01
2008Outdoor400m Hurdles8057.06
2009Outdoor400m Hurdles5356.40
2009Indoor400m6053.85
2011Outdoor400m Hurdles3655.97
2012Outdoor400m Hurdles3855.68
2012Indoor400m Hurdles156.66
2014Outdoor400m Hurdles5356.44
2015Outdoor400m Hurdles353.99
2015Indoor400m3352.83
2015Indoor400m Hurdles158.10
2016Outdoor400m Hurdles353.55
2016Indoor400m2952.59
2017Outdoor400m Hurdles1254.35
2017Indoor400m3452.86
2018Outdoor400m Hurdles3455.48
2019Outdoor400m Hurdles1554.89
2020Outdoor300m Hurdles639.42
2020Outdoor400m Hurdles755.20

▲WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks 200m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 23 Feb 2013 -> 18 Feb 2017 Show/hide
Winstreak 2: 5 (finals) 9 Jul 2006 -> 17 Feb 2007 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 400m
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 5 Sep 2015 -> 10 Sep 2016 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks 400m Hurdles
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 20 Jul 2019 -> 16 Sep 2019 Show/hide
Winstreak 2: 5 (finals) 5 Sep 2015 -> 10 Jul 2016 Show/hide
Winstreak 3: 6 (finals) 6 Sep 2014 -> 27 Jun 2015 Show/hide
Winstreak 4: 6 (finals) 25 Jun 2011 -> 11 Aug 2011 Show/hide