Sarah Scherer

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Sarah Scherer
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 30)
Salt Lake City, United States
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of the United States.svg
Sport Sports shooting
Club Texas Christian University
Coached by Karen Monez
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 7th at 2012 Summer Olympics in Women's 10 metre air rifle

Sarah Scherer (born February 12, 1991, in Salt Lake City) is an American sports shooter. [1] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 7th place at Women's 10 metre air rifle. In the same event in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro she finished 8th. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she also competed in the women's 50 m rifle - 3 positions event, finishing in 33rd place. [1] She had previously won a junior silver medal in this event in 2010. [2]

Sarah's elder brother Stephen Scherer was also a sports shooter who competed in the 10 metre air rifle of the 2008 Olympic Games. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sarah Scherer Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  3. "Brother's suicide has left U.S. shooter with heavy heart". USA TODAY. June 5, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2016.