Sara Kaisa Lappalainen (née ''Kuivisto'', born 17 August 1991) is a

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middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. Kuivisto represented Finland at the 2019 World Championships in the 800 m and

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without advancing from the first round in either. She represented Finland at the

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in the 800 m and the

setting

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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

International competitions

Personal Bests

References

1991 births Living people Finnish female middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland Sportspeople from Porvoo Finnish Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub