Sarah Louise Rowell (born 19 November 1962) is a British former long-distance runner. 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] 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.[2] She 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.

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.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain /  England
1982 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 23rd Marathon 2:54:29[4]
1983 Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom 1st Half marathon 1:16:00[5]
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 9th Marathon 2:39:11[6]
World Student Games (Universiade) Edmonton, Canada 1st Marathon 2:47:37[7]
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 14th Marathon 2:40:52[8]
1984 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 2:31:28[9]
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 14th Marathon 2:34:08[2]
1985 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2nd Marathon 2:28:06[10]
Columbus Marathon Columbus, Ohio, United States 3rd Marathon 2:36:39[11]
1990 World Mountain Running Trophy Telfes, Austria 5th Fell Running 38:15
1992 World Mountain Running Trophy Susa Valley, Italy 2nd Fell running 40:37
1993 World Mountain Running Trophy Gap, Hautes-Alpes 6th Fell Running 38:32
1995 World Mountain Running Trophy Edinburgh, United Kingdom 12th Fell Running 40:06
1996 European Mountain Running Trophy Llanberis, United Kingdom 4th Fell Running 54:36

References

  1. ^ The Times, 11 July 1983.
  2. ^ a b "Sarah Rowell Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  3. ^ Graham Breeze, "Laugh and be Happy: A Profile of Sarah Rowell", The Fellrunner, Autumn 2008.
  4. ^ "1982 London Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ^ Stan Eldon. "Reading Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  6. ^ "1984 London Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ^ "1983 World Student Games". ARRS. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Sarah Rowell results". New York City Marathon. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  9. ^ "1984 London Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  10. ^ The Times, 22 Apr 1985.
  11. ^ "1985 Columbus Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 20 June 2017.


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