Lovisa Lindh

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.

Lovisa Lindh

Lovisa Lindh at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born	(1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 34) Kungälv, Sweden
Education	Southern Methodist University
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	800 metres
Coached by	Johan Wettegren[1] Richard Mattsson
Medal record Representing  Sweden Women's athletics European Championships 2016 Amsterdam 800 m

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]

Lovisa Lindh is the niece of Olympic table tennis player Erik Lindh.^[6] Lindh has studied at Southern Methodist University^[9] and the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law.^[10]

Competition record

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
	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

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:58.77 (Lausanne 2017)
• 1000 metres – 2:35.15 National Record (Gothenburg 2017^[11])
• 1500 metres – 4:09.03 (Florø 2017^[12])

Indoor

• 800 metres – 2:01.37 (Belgrade 2017)
• 1500 metres – 4:26.15 (Bollnäs 2012)