Malin Charlotta Wästlund (born 27 April 1964) is a

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former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. She represented Sweden twice at the IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships, placing fourth in 1987 with a Swedish national record of 49:21 minutes for the 15K run and placing fifth at the 1988 race. She also competed at the

1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Ellerslie Racecourse on March 26, 1988. A report on the event was given in the ''Glasgow Herald''. Complete results for men, junior men, women, meda ...

, finished fifteenth in the women's senior race. Born in

Högsbo Högsbo is a city district of Gothenburg located on the Swedish west coast. Högsbo is situated southwest of the city centre of Gothenburg. The centre of Högsbo is Axel Dahlströms torg which consists of a small shopping square and connections ...

, near

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, she competed for IF Spexarna during her career. She won one national title in her career at the 1987 Swedish Half Marathon Championships. She was also runner-up at the Swedish Cross Country Championships that year. In Swedish cross country competitions, she won the 1987

Tjejmilen Tjejmilen is a girls-women only, cross-country running event in Stockholm, Sweden. Hosted by Hässelby SK and Spårvägen FK, it is run across a 10 kilometers long course on Djurgården. Being annual, the first event was held on 19 August 1984. ...

and was runner-up there and at the

Lidingöloppet Lidingöloppet is an annual cross country running competition held in Lidingö Municipality, Lidingö, Sweden. The 30 km run has about 15,000 participants per year and the shorter races several thousands, making it the largest cross-country ev ...

in 1989.Malin Wastlan

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. Retrieved 2020-03-21.

International competitions

National titles

Swedish Athletics Championships The Swedish Athletics Championships ( sv, Svenska mästerskapen i friidrott) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Swedish Athletics Association, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Sweden.

**Half marathon: 1987

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wästlund, Malin 1964 births Living people Athletes from Gothenburg Swedish female long-distance runners Swedish female cross country runners