Sarah Cowley (athlete)

New Zealand track and field athlete

1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)Weight67 kg (148 lb)SportCountry New ZealandSportAthleticsEventHeptathlonCoached byElena Vinogradova
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Adelaide 100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Adelaide High jump
Updated on 17 May 2013

Sarah Cowley (married name Cowley-Ross, 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] She will be reporting from the Tokyo Olympics for TVNZ.[3]

Personal life

Cowley was born to a Samoan father and a Pākehā European New Zealand mother. Her brother Garrick Cowley is a rugby union player who has played for the Samoa national rugby union team.[4]

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 1 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Women's Heptathlon – Olympic Athletics|London 2012". Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ Donovan, Emile (8 July 2021). "The Detail: Our Covid Olympics team". Newsroom. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Samoan jersey for Cowley". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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  • 1938: Shona Oliphant
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  • 1969: Adrea Lowe
  • 1970: Jan Mack
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  • 1982: Terry Genge
  • 1983: Jayne Mitchell
  • 1984: Lyn Massey
  • 1985: Lyn Kay
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  • 1987: Jenny Laurendet (AUS)
  • 1988: Vanessa Jack
  • 1989: Albertine An (PYF)
  • 1990: Helen Pirovano
  • 1991: Joanne Henry
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  • 1999: Janiene Ashbridge
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  • 2002: Andrea Miller
  • 2003: Kelera Nacewa
  • 2004: Niki Earnshaw
  • 2005: Rebecca Wardell
  • 2006–2008: Andrea Miller
  • 2009: Veronica Torr
  • 2010: Sarah Cowley
  • 2011: Fiona Morrison
  • 2012: Andrea Miller
  • 2013–2014: Fiona Morrison
  • 2015: Portia Bing
  • 2016–2018: Fiona Morrison
  • 2019: Rochelle Coster
  • 2020: Fiona Morrison
  • 2021: Amy Robertson
  • 2022: Celine Pearn
  • 2023: Anna Percy
  • 2024: Briana Stephenson
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  • 1939–1941: Betty Forbes
  • 1942–1944: not held
  • 1945: Kath Elshaw
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  • 1948: Valmai Baird
  • 1949: Dorothy Birks
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  • 1982: Claire Ryan
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  • 1987: Sue Barber (AUS)
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  • 1997: Tania Dixon
  • 1998–1999: Kim Brown
  • 2000: Angela McKee
  • 2001: Karen Brown
  • 2002: Nadia Smith
  • 2003–2006: Angela McKee
  • 2007: Sarah Cowley
  • 2008: Catherine Drummond (AUS)
  • 2009: Elizabeth Lamb
  • 2010–2011: Sarah Cowley
  • 2012–2013: Elizabeth Lamb
  • 2014: Sarah Cowley
  • 2015: Keeley O'Hagan
  • 2016: Elizabeth Lamb
  • 2017: Alex Hyland
  • 2018: Keeley O'Hagan
  • 2019–2021: Josephine Reeves
  • 2022: Keeley O'Hagan
  • 2023: Alice Taylor
  • 2024: Imogen Skelton
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  • 1939: Decima Norman (AUS)
  • 1940: Marie Murray
  • 1941: Eileen Moffett
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  • 1945: Zoe Corbett
  • 1946: Shirley Hardman
  • 1947: Zoe Corbett
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  • 1955: Judith Dennehy
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  • 1959: Mary Donaghy
  • 1960: Beverly Weigel
  • 1961: Valerie Morgan
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  • 1963: Jeanette Heeps
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  • 1965: Judy Wilkins
  • 1966: Avis McIntosh
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  • 1968: Vivienne Gilmour
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  • 1973: Carol Stainton
  • 1974: Kathy Otto
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  • 1981: Pam Hendren
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  • 1985: Megan Clarken
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  • 1987: Terry Genge
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  • 1992: Joanne Henry
  • 1993: Frith Maunder
  • 1994: Joanne Henry
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  • 1997: Joanne Henry
  • 1998–1999: Chantal Brunner
  • 2000: Nadia Smith
  • 2001–2002: Chantal Brunner
  • 2003: Kelera Nacewa
  • 2004–2006: Chantal Brunner
  • 2007: Jessica Penney
  • 2008–2010: Marissa Pritchard
  • 2011–2012: Sarah Cowley
  • 2013–2014: Mariah Ririnui
  • 2015: Portia Bing
  • 2016–2018: Kelsey Berryman
  • 2019: Kayla Goodwin
  • 2020: Briana Stephenson
  • 2021–2023: Mariah Ririnui
  • 2024: Phoebe Edwards
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  • 1982–1983: Terry Genge
  • 1984: Karen Forbes
  • 1985–1987: Terry Genge
  • 1988: Leanne Meaclem
  • 1989: Cassandra Kelly
  • 1990–1992: Joanne Henry
  • 1993: Cassandra Kelly
  • 1994: Joanne Henry
  • 1995: not held
  • 1996–1998: Joanne Henry
  • 1999: Jennifer Edmond
  • 2000: Joanne Henry
  • 2001: Nicola Kidd
  • 2002: Clare Thompson (AUS)
  • 2003: Kelera Nacewa
  • 2004: Jenni Dryburgh
  • 2005–2006: Rebecca Wardell
  • 2007: Jennifer James
  • 2008: Rebecca Wardell
  • 2009: Lauren Foote (AUS)
  • 2010: Rebecca Wardell
  • 2011–2012: Sarah Cowley
  • 2013–2014: Portia Bing
  • 2015–2016: Veronica Torr
  • 2017: Ariana Blackwood
  • 2018: Christina Ryan
  • 2019: Yuki Yamasaki (JPN)
  • 2020–2023: Christina Ryan
  • 2024: Maddie Wilson
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