Monica Westén Explained

Monica Westén
Birth Date:15 March 1966
Birth Place:Huddinge, Sweden
Height:1.75 m[1]
Weight:62 kg
Sport:Track and field
Event:400 metres hurdles, 800 metres
Club:IF Göta

Monica Viola Westén-Rydén (born 15 March 1966) is a retired Swedish athlete who competed primarily in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships, in 1991 and 1993. She won the bronze medal at the 1990 European Championships. Earlier in her career she was a combined events specialist.

Her personal best in the event is 54.69 seconds set in Stockholm in 1990.

Competition record

Representing
1986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union16thHeptathlon5365 pts
1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands10thHigh jump1.80 m
1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom13thHigh jump1.80 m
European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia3rd400 m hurdles54.75
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan11th (sf)400 m hurdles55.51
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain18th (h)400 m hurdles56.68
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany16th (sf)400 m hurdles55.88
1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France5th (h)800 m2:04.11
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland11th (sf)400 m hurdles56.38
9th (sf) relay3:32.36

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205539/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/monica-westen-1.html Sports-Reference profile