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	3 February 1984 Rotorua, New Zealand
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Heptathlon
Coached by	Elena Vinogradova
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  New Zealand Oceania Youth Championships 2000 Adelaide 100 m hurdles 2000 Adelaide High jump
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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

1. Sarah Cowley - Athletics - Olympic Athlete|London 2012 Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
2. Women's Heptathlon - Olympic Athletics|London 2012
3. "Samoan jersey for Cowley". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 24 October 2011.