Sarah Rowell

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Sarah Rowell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born19 November 1962
Hostert, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventlong distance
ClubDartford Harriers

Sarah Louise Rowell (born 19 November 1962) is a German born, British former long-distance runner who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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Biography

Born in Hostert, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, she ran 2:39:11 at the age of 20 at the 1983 London Marathon. Later that year she won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1983 Universiade in Edmonton. [1] Also in 1983, Rowell finished third behind Glynis Penny in the marathon event at the 1983 WAAA Championships. [2]

At the 1984 London marathon she improved her best to 2:31:28 to qualify for the British team for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In the inaugural women's Olympic marathon, she finished 14th. [3] At the 1984 WAAA Championships, Rowell second behind finished Priscilla Welch. [4]

Rowell broke the British record when running her personal best for the marathon with 2:28:06, when finishing second behind Ingrid Kristiansen at the 1985 London Marathon. Rowell also became British marathon champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1985 WAAA Championships. [2]

Later in her running career, Rowell was a prominent fell runner, winning the Three Peaks Race four times, the Fellsman three times, as well as Wasdale, Borrowdale and Ben Nevis. She finished second in the 1992 World Mountain Running Trophy and won both the British and English Fell Running Championships in 1995 and 1996. [5]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain / Flag of England.svg  England
1982 London Marathon London, United Kingdom23rdMarathon2:54:29 [6]
1983 Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom 1stHalf marathon1:16:00 [7]
London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom9thMarathon2:39:11 [8]
World Student Games (Universiade) Edmonton, Canada 1stMarathon2:47:37 [9]
New York City Marathon New York City, United States14thMarathon2:40:52 [10]
1984London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom3rdMarathon2:31:28 [11]
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 14th Marathon 2:34:08 [3]
1985 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2ndMarathon2:28:06 [12]
Columbus Marathon Columbus, Ohio, United States 3rdMarathon2:36:39 [13]
1990 World Mountain Running Trophy Telfes, Austria5thFell Running38:15
1992 World Mountain Running Trophy Susa Valley, Italy2ndFell running40:37
1993World Mountain Running Trophy Gap, Hautes-Alpes 6thFell Running38:32
1995World Mountain Running Trophy Edinburgh, United Kingdom12thFell Running40:06
1996 European Mountain Running Trophy Llanberis, United Kingdom4thFell Running54:36

References

  1. ↑ The Times, 11 July 1983.
  2. 1 2 "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Sarah Rowell Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Graham Breeze, "Laugh and be Happy: A Profile of Sarah Rowell", The Fellrunner, Autumn 2008.
  6. ↑ "1982 London Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Stan Eldon. "Reading Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "1984 London Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "1983 World Student Games". ARRS. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sarah Rowell results". New York City Marathon. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "1984 London Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  12. ↑ The Times, 22 Apr 1985.
  13. ↑ "1985 Columbus Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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