Sara Lappalainen Explained

Sara Lappalainen
Full Name:	Sara Kaisa Lappalainen
Birth Name:	Sara Kaisa Kuivisto
Birth Date:	17 August 1991
Birth Place:	Porvoo, Finland
Height:	1.75 m
Weight:	55 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	800 m, 1500 m
Club:	Borgå Akilles
Coach:	Ari Suhonen
Worlds:	2019 800 m, 20th (h) 1500 m, 25th (h)
Olympics:	2020 800 m, 9th (sf) 1500 m, 15th (SF)

Sara Kaisa Lappalainen^[1] (née Kuivisto, born 17 August 1991) is a Finnish middle-distance runner.^[2] Kuivisto represented Finland at the 2019 World Championships in the 800 m and 1500 m without advancing from the first round in either. She represented Finland at the 2020 Olympic Games in the 800 m and the 1500 m setting national records in both running a 1:59.41 in semi-finals of the 800 m and a 4:02.35 in the semi-finals of the 1500 m.

International competitions

Representing
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	17th (h)	800 m	2:02.62
			17th (h)	1500 m	4:11.39
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	11th (h)	800 m	2:04.24
			16th (h)	1500 m	4:18.68
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	20th (h)	800 m	2:03.15
			25th (h)	1500 m	4:08.85
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	8th (sf)	800 m	2:03.64
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	9th (sf)	800 m	1:59.41
			15th (sf)	1500 m	4:02.35
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	11th	1500 m	4:12.79
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	11th (sf)	800 m	2:01.59
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	7th (h)	1500 m	4:07.39

Personal Bests

	Event	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Outdoor		1:59.41	31 July 2021		NR
		2:39.14	2 September 2020		NR
		4:02.35	4 August 2021		NR
		9:19.51	26 May 2018
Indoor		2:02.64	13 February 2022		NR
		4:06.14	22 February 2022		NR
		4:29.64	17 February 2022		NR
		9:30.06	27 January 2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: Siikarla . Siiri . Sara Kuivisto julkaisi upean kuvasarjan häistään – paljasti uuden sukunimensä . Ilta-Sanomat . 21 February 2023 . Finnish . 4 October 2022.
2. Web site: Sara KUIVISTO | Profile | World Athletics.