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WOMEN
Sandra Eriksson
* 4 June 1989 Nykarleby
Present residence: Stockholm (Sweden)
163 cm, 47 kg
Club: IK Falken
Coach: Oscar Gidewall
Event: 3000 m steeplechase
Sandra Eriksson has competed at every major championship event in women’s steeplechase for the past eight
years. Her best result so far is ninth place at the European Championships of 2014 in Zurich. Nowadays Sandra lives
and trains in Sweden. Sandra used to run shorter hurdle distances in her junior years before moving on to steeple-
chase. Her two younger sisters are Finnish national team runners in middle distances.
PREVIOUS OLYMPIC GAMES:
2012 heats.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
2009 WCh heats.
2010 EurCh heats.
2011 WCh heats.
2012 EurCh 10th.
2013 WCh heats.
2014 EurCh 9th.
2015 WCh heats.
2016 EurCh 10th.
PERSONAL BEST:
9:24.70 (2014)