Sara Wedlund

Sara Christina Wedlund (27 December 1975 – 11 June 2021)^[1][2] was a Swedish long-distance and cross country runner, scoring successes in the mid 1990s as one of the most successful Swedish female runners at the time.

Sara Wedlund

Personal information
Born	(1975-12-27)27 December 1975 Vällingby, Sweden
Died	11 June 2021(2021-06-11) (aged 45)
Sport
Sport	Women's athletics
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Sweden European Athletics Indoor Championships 1996 Stockholm Individual European Cross Country Championships 1995 Alnwick Individual 1996 Charleroi Individual

She finished ninth at the 1995 World Championships (5000 m), won the silver medals at the 1995 European Cross Country Championships and the 1996 European Indoor Championships (3000 m), finished 11th at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1996 European Cross Country Championships.^[3] She was awarded the Victoria Award in 1996.^[4] She represented the club Hässelby SK.^[5]

She died on 11 June 2021, at the age of 45.^[6]