Sofia Lavreshina
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 June 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m: 51.87 (Kujawy Pomorze, 2026) 400mH: 56.64 (Long Beach, 2025) |
Sofia Lavreshina (born 14 June 2003) is a Portuguese sprinter and hurdler. She is the indoors national record holder over 400 metres, and won the 400 m at the Portuguese Championships in 2025 and the 2026 Portuguese Indoor Championships.[1]
Career
From Pombal in the Leiria District of Portugal, she competes as a member of Sporting CP.[2][3] Competing in California for Long Beach State University in the United States, Lavreshina broke a 36-year-old school record competing indoors in the 400 metres in January 2024, as she ran a time of 54.71 seconds.[4] Lavreshina competed for Portugal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2024 World Relays, in Nassau, The Bahamas,[5] and at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[6]
In April 2025, she broke the Sun Beach State school record for the 400 metres hurdles, running 56.64 seconds in Long Beach.[7] In August 2025, she won the 400 meters title at the Portuguese Championships, also placing third in the 400 metres hurdles behind Fatoumata Diallo at the championships.[8][9]
She ran an indoors personal best and Portuguese indoor national record for 400 metres of 52.19 seconds in Glasgow in January 2026.[10][3] The following month, she lowered that mark to 52.07 seconds on the World Athletics Indoor Tour in Madrid.[11][12] The following month, Lavreshina set a championship record at the Portuguese Indoor Championships winning the 400 metres race in 52.33 seconds in Braga, breaking the record of Vera Barbosa which had stood since 2020.[2][3]
In March 2026, she was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.[13][14] She was a semi-finalist in the 400 m at the championships. During the qualifying rounds, Lavreshina improved the national record with a time of 51.87 seconds.[15][16]
References
- ^ "Sofia Lavreshina". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 Feb 2026.
- ^ a b "Sofia Lavreshina breaks record in the 400m short track". rr.pt. 28 Feb 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "LAVRESHINA BREAKS PORTUGUESE CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORD IN THE 400 METERS". diarioleiria.pt. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Lavreshina named MPSF Female Athlete of the Week". sunnews. January 23, 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Lavreshina Resets School Record In 400m Hurdles At Beach Invitational". Longbeachstate. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Portuguese Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Algarve record-breaking triumphs mark Portuguese Athletics Championships". Sulinforkacao.pt. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (31 Jan 2026). "Minshull defeats Doom in Glasgow". European Athletics. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
- ^ "World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid 2026". World Athletics. 6 Feb 2026. Retrieved 7 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Madrid Indoor thrills: Attaoui attacks world record, breaks European mark as world leads fall". Watch Athletics. 6 Feb 2026. Retrieved 8 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Entry lists published for World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26". World Athletics. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 preview: women's 4x400m". World Athletics. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Terugblik WK Indoor Atletiek – Dag 1". Hardloopnetwerk. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ^ World Athletics (20 Mar 2026). "Results | 400 Metres Women - Round 1" (PDF). Retrieved 20 Mar 2026.