Lovisa Lindh

Lovisa Lindh
	Lovisa Lindh at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born	9 July 1991 (age 33); Kungälv, Sweden
Education	Southern Methodist University
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	800 metres
Coached by	Johan Wettegren; Richard Mattsson
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Women's athletics
European Championships

Lovisa Tora Yvonne Lindh (born 9 July 1991) is a Swedish middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.^[2]^[3] Lindh won the bronze medal in the event at the 2016 European Championships.

Biography

Competing for Ullevi FK, Lindh won the national championship title on 800 metres in 2012.^[4] She competed at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships without advancing to the final. At the 2016 European Championships she won the bronze medal with a time of 2:00.37, then a personal record.^[5] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Lindh finished ninth on the 800 metres event.^[6]

In 2021, Lindh qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics but was not chosen to represent Sweden.^[7] In 2025, Lindh switched to Kongahälla AIK.^[8]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Sweden
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	8th (h)	800 m	2:07.57
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	33rd (h)	800 m	2:10.51
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	7th	800 m	2:08.99
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	12th (sf)	800 m	2:02.60
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	8th (h)	800 m	2:03.44
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	800 m	2:00.37
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th (sf)	800 m	1:59.41
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	4th	800 m	2:01.37
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	9h	800 m	2:02.36
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	12th (sf)	800 m	2:04.54
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	33rd (h)	800 m	2:03.72
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	11th (sf)	800 m	2:04.12
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	18th (h)	800 m	2:03.48

Outdoor

Indoor

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^ "Track and Field – Resultatlista SM 2012-08-24/26". Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
^ Fredriksson, Emilie; Karlsson, Erik (9 July 2016). "Lindhs skräll – tog EM-brons". Aftonbladet.
^ ^a ^b "Lovisa Lindh". Swedish Olympic Committee.
^ Nyberg, Hannes (6 July 2021). "Lindh fick OS-ackrediteringen i söndags – får ändå inte åka". SVT Sport.
^ "Lovisa Lindh". friidrottsstatistik.se.
^ "Lovisa Lindh SMU Athletics". Retrieved 11 July 2016.
^ Nilsson, Stefan (18 November 2016). "Lovisa Lindh: "Jag vet att jag gör allting rätt"". Expressen.
^ "Resultat GP Gothenburg". svenskfriidrott.se. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "Lovisa Lindh". IAAF. Retrieved 17 April 2018.