Sara Neil

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Sara Neil
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Full nameSara Neil
Born (1960-09-02) 2 September 1960 (age 62)
Guildford, United Kingdom
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DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's road cycling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Road Race

Sara Louise Neil (born 2 September 1960) is a Canadian retired road bicycle racer, who won the bronze medal in the women's individual road race at the 1987 Pan American Games. A resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, she represented Canada at the same event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 39th place. [1] She has two daughters. She now teaches physical education at Lord Byng Secondary in Vancouver, British Columbia.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sara Neil Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2016.