Hanna Lindholm

The 40-year-old Lindholm has methodically broken through the 2:30 barrier in the marathon, proving that a highly active 2019 on the roads had not blunted her edge when it came to reaching this goal.

The Swede broke through with 2:29:34 for fifth place in Hamburg in April, the first of three marathons for the year and her results in Stockholm in June: fourth in 2:41:31 on a course and conditions which are rarely easy and Frankfurt in October: 12^th in 2:30:47, point to her consistency.

For good measure she also ran a personal best for the half marathon in Copenhagen on September 15, clocking 71:57. She has twice competed for Sweden in the marathon at the European Championships, in 2014 and 2018, and her best performance has been the 22^nd place in Zurich six years ago. On the fast Dubai course she will be eager to achieve the Olympic qualifying time of 2:29:30.

Age

40

Country

Sweden

Best Time

2:29:34

(5th, Hamburg, 2019)