Sarah Walker (BMX rider)

Sarah Walker
Walker in 2024
Personal information
Full nameSarah Louise Walker
NicknameShazza
Born (1988-07-10) 10 July 1988 (age 36)[1]
Whakatāne, New Zealand
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current team New Zealand
DisciplineBMX racing
RoleRacer
Rider typeOff road
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's BMX racing
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 3 3 3
World Junior Championships 0 2 1
World Cup 1 0 3
World Cup rounds 0 0 0
Oceania Championships 3 1 0
Total 7 7 7
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London BMX racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Victoria BMX cruiser
Gold medal – first place 2009 Adelaide BMX cruiser
Gold medal – first place 2009 Adelaide BMX racing
Silver medal – second place 2007 Victoria BMX racing
Silver medal – second place 2010 Pietermaritzburg BMX racing
Silver medal – second place 2011 Copenhagen BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Taiyuan BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Taiyuan BMX cruiser
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Heusden-Zolder BMX time trial
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2007 BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2008 BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2010 BMX racing
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Pukekohe BMX racing
Gold medal – first place 2016 Auckland BMX racing
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bunbury BMX racing
Silver medal – second place 2019 Te Awamutu BMX racing
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 París BMX racing
Silver medal – second place 2006 São Paulo BMX cruiser
Bronze medal – third place 2006 São Paulo BMX racing

Sarah Louise Walker (born 10 July 1988) is a New Zealand BMX racer. A competitor at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, she won silver in the Women's BMX at the latter event. Missing out on selection for the 2016 Summer Olympics due to injury, she was elected onto the IOC Athletes' Commission during those Games. In 2022, she was elected as its second vice-chair.[2]

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  2. ^ "Sarah Walker". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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