Lovisa Tora Yvonne Lindh (born 9 July 1991) is a Swedish middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. Lindh won the bronze medal in the event at the 2016 European Championships.
Biography Competing for Ullevi FK, Lindh won the national championship title on 800 metres in 2012. 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. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Lindh finished ninth on the 800 metres event.
In 2021, Lindh qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics but was not chosen to represent Sweden. In 2025, Lindh switched to Kongahälla AIK.
Lovisa Lindh is the niece of Olympic table tennis player Erik Lindh. Lindh has studied at Southern Methodist University and the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law.
Competition record Representing 2009European Junior ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia8th (h)800 m2:07.572010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada33rd (h)800 m2:10.512013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland7th800 m2:08.992014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland12th (sf)800 m2:02.602016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States8th (h)800 m2:03.44European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands3rd800 m2:00.37Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil9th (sf)800 m1:59.412017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia4th800 m2:01.372018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany9h800 m2:02.362019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom12th (sf)800 m2:04.54World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar33rd (h)800 m2:03.722021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland11th (sf)800 m2:04.122022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany18th (h)800 m2:03.48
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 1:58.77 (Lausanne 2017) 1000 metres – 2:35.15 National Record (Gothenburg 2017) 1500 metres – 4:09.03 (Florø 2017) Indoor 800 metres – 2:01.37 (Belgrade 2017) 1500 metres – 4:26.15 (Bollnäs 2012)
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