Sarah Cowley (athlete)

Sarah Cowley (born 3 February 1984) is a New Zealand track and field athlete. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's heptathlon event.[1][2]

Sarah Cowley
Sarah Cowley at TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno
Personal information
Nationality New Zealand
Born (1984-02-03) 3 February 1984
Rotorua, New Zealand
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country New Zealand
SportAthletics
Event(s)Heptathlon
Coached byElena Vinogradova
Updated on 17 May 2013.

Personal life

Cowley was born to a Samoan father and a European New Zealander mother. Her brother Garrick Cowley is a rugby union player who has played for the Samoa national rugby union team.[3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  New Zealand
2000 Oceania Youth Championships Adelaide, Australia 1st 100 m hurdles 15.01 (wind: 1.7 m/s)
1st High jump 1.71 m
World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 45.71
2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey 12th Long jump 5.50 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 10th Heptathlon 4734 pts
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia Heptathlon DNF
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 18th Heptathlon 4662 pts
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 26th Heptathlon 5873 pts
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th High jump 1.86 m

References


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