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{{Short description|Swedish hurdler (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Susanna Kallur
| image = Sanna Kallur.jpg
| caption = Kallur in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|2|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Huntington, New York]], U.S.
}}
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{{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}
{{MedalSport|Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 Moscow]] |[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles|60&nbsp;m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|2006 Gothenburg]]|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles|100&nbsp;m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2005 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|2005 Madrid]]|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles|60&nbsp;m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|2007 Birmingham]]|[[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles|60&nbsp;m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[2003 European Athletics U23 Championships|2003 Bydgoszcz]]|[[2003 European Athletics U23 Championships|100&nbsp;m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2000 Santiago]]|100&nbsp;m hurdles}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|1998 Annecy]]|100&nbsp;m hurdles}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2000 Santiago]]|4 × 100&nbsp;m relay}}
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'''Susanna Elisabeth "Sanna" Kallur''' ({{IPA|sv|sɵˈsânːa ˈkǎlːɵr}}; born 16 February 1981<ref name="WAprofile">{{cite web |title=Susanna KALLUR – Athlete Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/sweden/susanna-kallur-14302070 |website=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>) is a Swedish former [[Track and field athletics|athlete]] competing mainly in [[Sprint (running)|sprint]] [[hurdles]]. She has won several international medals, including the [[gold medal]] in the [[100 metres hurdles|100&nbsp;m hurdles]] at the [[2006 European Athletics Championships]]. Kallur previously held the [[List of world records in athletics|world indoor record]] for the [[60 metres hurdles]] for 16 years (2008–2024).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turnbull |first=Simon |date=10 February 2023 |title=Sanna's world record lives on after 15 years |url=https://worldathletics.org/heritage/news/susanna-kallur-60m-hurdles-world-record-2008 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=[[World Athletics]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Kallur made a breakthrough by winning the 100&nbsp;m hurdles at the [[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2000 World Junior Championships]] held in [[Santiago]], Chile. She then initially failed to make an impact on senior competition, failing to make the final of two World Championships and then the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]], where she improved her personal best to 12.67 seconds.<ref name="WAprofile" />

===European champion===
In 2005, she won her first senior gold medal at the [[2005 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]] in [[Madrid]]. But once again she failed to reach the final of the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 World Championships]] staged in [[Helsinki]].<ref name="WAprofile" />

She came third in the [[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 World Indoor Championships]] held in [[Moscow]]. That year Kallur, in her biggest achievement to date, claimed the 100&nbsp;m hurdles title at the [[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] in front of her home crowd in [[Gothenburg]]. She won in a time of 12.59 seconds ahead of [[Kirsten Bolm]] and [[Derval O'Rourke]].<ref name="WAprofile" />

[[File:ISTAF Berlin 2007 Susanna Kallur.jpg|thumb|left|Kallur at the [[ISTAF Berlin]] in 2007]]
Kallur retained her title at the [[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2007 European Indoor Championships]] in [[Birmingham]]. She finished only fourth in the 100&nbsp;m hurdles at the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 World Championships]] held in [[Osaka]], despite running a personal best of 12.51&nbsp;s and having a clear lead to the final hurdle. The Swedish team had grounds for appeal, as eventual winner [[Michelle Perry]] had crossed over into Kallur's lane, possibly interfering. But by the time they did register an appeal, the time limit had elapsed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/athletics/n214159091.shtml |title=Kallur in pursuit of record wishes for a longer season - the Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |access-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429190958/http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/athletics/n214159091.shtml |archive-date=29 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/DB0zElvNw1I Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160529051332/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB0zElvNw1I Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB0zElvNw1I| title = 100m haies | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After the World Championships, Kallur won the three remaining [[2007 IAAF Golden League|Golden League]] events in [[Berlin]], [[Zürich]] and [[Brussels]], posting a personal best in the German capital and beating Perry in all three races.

===World record and injuries===
After posting several fast times throughout the beginning of the 2008 indoor season, Kallur broke the 60&nbsp;m hurdles world indoor record with a time of 7.68 seconds at a meeting in [[Karlsruhe]], Germany on 10 February. She was then the clear favourite for the [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor]] title in [[Valencia]], Spain and won her heat in 7.87 seconds, but did not start the semi-finals, pulling out injured.

She fell at the first hurdle of her semi-final of the 100&nbsp;m women's hurdles event at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympic Games]] in [[Beijing]]. She missed the entirety of the 2009 season through a stress fracture injury. She had surgery on her shin in late 2008 and, although she had a metal plate removed in June 2009, she declared herself unfit for the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]].<ref>[http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/278162,swedish-hurdle-star-susanna-kallur-drops-worlds.html Swedish hurdle star Susanna Kallur drops worlds ]. Earth Times (20 July 2009). Retrieved on 2009-10-07.</ref>

She briefly returned to competition in 2010 running a time of 12.78&nbsp;s in New York City to finish seventh and coming fourth over 100&nbsp;m hurdles in the first division of the [[European Cup (athletics)|European Cup]]. However, she was again sidelined from athletics in 2011. She had hoped to compete at the World Championships but did not recover from injury in time. She resumed training in August at a low-intensity, with the aim of competing in the Olympics in 2012.<ref>[http://www.svd.se/sport/kallur-ger-inte-upp-os_6388903.svd]. [[Svenska Dagbladet|SVD]] (17 August 2011). Retrieved on 2011-09-05.</ref>

In March 2017, she competed in [[2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] held in [[Belgrade]], Serbia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/08/15/EICH2017-FinalEntriesAthleteListByEvent_Neutral.pdf|title=2017 europeans athletics indoor meet belgrade entry list}}</ref> She reached the final in 60&nbsp;m hurdles and finished eighth with a time of 8.14 seconds as her last match before retirement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/2017/athletics/event/womens-60m-hurdles/phase=atw066100/index.html?v=20170303190643&intcmp=%5B#%5D-schline-result|title=Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - European Athletics|website=european-athletics|language=en|access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Born on 16 February 1981 in [[Huntington, New York|Huntington]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S., Kallur is now a resident of [[Falun]], Sweden, and trains with [[Falu IK Friidrott|Falu IK]]. Her twin sister [[Jenny Kallur]], who is 4 minutes older, is also a 100&nbsp;m hurdler. They are daughters of the [[ice hockey]] player [[Anders Kallur]], who won four [[Stanley Cup]] championships with the [[New York Islanders]], and his wife Lisa.

She is {{convert|1.70|m|ftin}} tall and weighs {{convert|61|kg|lb stlb}}. She was coached by [[Torbjörn Eriksson]] and also by Karin Torneklint.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsdesk.se/view/pressrelease/nytt-traenarupplaegg-foer-susanna-och-jenny-kallur-187426 |title=Svenska Friidrottsförbundet - Nytt tränarupplägg för Susanna och Jenny Kallur - Newsdesk |access-date=1 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071223043221/http://www.newsdesk.se/view/pressrelease/nytt-traenarupplaegg-foer-susanna-och-jenny-kallur-187426 |archive-date=23 December 2007 }} New coach</ref> Often called 'Sanna' in Sweden.

As she was born in the US, Kallur has dual-citizenship. She studied at and competed for [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]].<ref name=illinois>{{cite web |url=http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/w-track/mtt/kallur_susanna00.html |title=Women's Track Illinois Fighting Illini :: The Official Athletic Site |access-date=12 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060812200417/http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/w-track/mtt/kallur_susanna00.html |archive-date=12 August 2006 }} Her Illinois U profile</ref><ref>[http://publicaffairs.uiuc.edu/facts/promalumni.htm Prominent Alumni], uiuc.edu</ref>

In January 2007, she won the Jerring Award, voted by the people of Sweden to be the best sports person or team in Sweden at the time. Number two in the vote was the [[Swedish national men's ice hockey team]], which won [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Olympic gold]] and [[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|World Championships]] in 2006.

Susanna and her twin sister Jenny have also done [[gymnastics]] and used to be members of the Swedish Junior National Team.

==Competition record==
*[[2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships|2005 European Indoor Championships]] (Madrid)
::(60&nbsp;m hurdles) '''Gold medal''' (7.80), making it a double win for the twins.
*[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 World Indoor Championships]] (Moscow)
::(60&nbsp;m hurdles) '''Bronze medal'''
*[[2006 European Athletics Championships|2006 European Championships]] (Göteborg)
::(100&nbsp;m hurdles) '''Gold medal'''
*[[2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships|2007 European Indoor Championships]] (Birmingham)
::(60&nbsp;m hurdles) '''Gold medal'''

==Personal bests==
* [[60 metres]]: 7.24 secs ([[Birmingham]], 3 March 2007)
* [[60 metres hurdles]]: 7.68 secs ([[Karlsruhe]], 10 February 2008) '''[[List of world records in athletics|World record]]'''
* [[100 metres]]: 11.30 secs ([[Malmö]], 22 August 2006)
* [[100 metres hurdles]]: 12.49 secs ([[Berlin]], 16 September 2007)
* [[200 metres]]: 23.32 ([[Gothenburg]], 28 August 2005)<ref name=times>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete%3D134743/] IAAF results</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{World Athletics||name=Susanna Kallur}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060812200417/http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/w-track/mtt/kallur_susanna00.html Susanna Kallur's profile at Fightingillini.cstv.com]

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{{succession box|before={{flagicon|URS}} [[Ludmila Engquist]]|title=[[60 metres hurdles world record progression|Women's 60 m hurdles indoor world record holder]]|years=10 February 2008&nbsp;– 10 February 2024|after={{flagicon|BAH}} [[Devynne Charlton]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tia Jones]]}}
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