Sarah Wilhelmy

Sarah Wilhelmy
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1980-02-02) 2 February 1980
Stepney, Greater London, England
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
ClubSouthend AC
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Athletics
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Annecy 200 metres
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Ljubljana 4 × 100 metres relay

Sarah Joanne Wilhelmy (born 2 February 1980) is a British former sprinter who competed at two Olympic Games.[1]

Biography

Born in Stepney, Greater London, Wilhelmy attended Southend High School for Girls, which is a grammar school with academy status, situated on Southchurch Boulevard in the east of Southend-on-Sea England.

Wilhelmy won the English Schools Under 15 Long jump title in 1993, with a jump of 5.70 metres, and went on to win the 200 metres at the English Schools in 1994 (U15) and 1996 (U17). She also won four AAAs junior titles: 60 metres indoors (U15 1994), (U17 1995) and 200 metres (U15 1994), (U20 1997). The highlight of her junior career was winning a bronze medal in the 200m at the 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships, in a race won by France's Muriel Hurtis.

Wilhelmy became the British 200 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2000 AAA Championships[2] but failed to gain Olympic selection in that event as she didn't have the qualifying standard. She did however earn Olympic selection as part of the 4 × 100 m relay squad.

At the Olympic Games in Sydney, she represented the Great Britain team and ran in the first round heats before being replaced by Sam Davies for the semifinals.[3]

Wilhelmy won the 2001 AAA Championships 100 metres title[4] and at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, she ran the second leg of the British 4 × 100 m team that finished fifth in the final in 42.60 seconds.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain
1997 European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 7th 200 m 23.92
2nd 4 × 100 m 45.55
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 3rd 200 m 23.56
4th 4 × 100 m 44.65
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia heats 4 × 100 m 43.26
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 5th 4 × 100 m 42.60

References

  1. ^ "Absent Jones stays on course". Sporting Life. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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