Sarah Haskins (triathlete)

Sarah Haskins

Personal information
Born	March 13, 1981 (1981-03-13) (age 30) St. Louis, MO
Residence	Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Turned pro	2004
Coached by	Nate Kortuem
Medal record Women's triathlon ITU Triathlon World Championships Silver 2008 Vancouver Elite women's race Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Individual Race

Sarah Haskins (born March 13, 1981) is an American triathlete from St. Louis, Missouri. She competed in triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and is the 2011 Pan American Games Gold medalist.^[1]

Education

Haskins attended the University of Tulsa from 1999–2003. She obtained an athletic scholarship for cross country and track and had several All-Conference finishes during her career there. Haskins graduated in May 2003 with a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Mathematics.^{[citation needed]}

Triathlon career

Haskins began competing in triathlons during the summer of 2003 after graduating college and turned pro in 2004. Haskins has a strong swimming background, she was swimming competitively at age five and swimming year-round by the age of nine years old.^{[citation needed]}

At the 2008 Olympics, she finished in 11th place, with a time of 2:01:22.57.^[2]

Career accomplishments

• 2011 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist^[1]
• 2011 Lifetime Fitness Race to The Toyota Cup Champion^[3]
• 2011 Hy-Vee 5150 US Championship 3rd
• 2009 Lifetime Fitness Race to The Toyota Cup Champion
• 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Member (11th Beijing )
• 6 Year USAT National Team Member
• 2008 ITU World Championship Silver Medalist
• 2007 Pan Am Games Silver Medalist
• 2006 USAT Elite National Champion
• 2006 Haul to the Great Wall Elite Series Champion
• 2004 USAT U23 National Champion

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Krabel, Herbert (23 October 2011). "Colucci, Haskins take PanAm Gold". Slowtwitch.com. http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Colucci_Haskins_take_PanAm_Gold_2413.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
2. ^ "Triathlon Women Official Results". Beijing 2008. 2008-08-18. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/TR/C73B/TRW001101.shtml#TRW001101. Retrieved 2008-08-20. 
3. ^ "Norden, Gomez win Toyota U.S. Open in Dallas". LAVA magazine. 2 October 2011. http://lavamagazine.com/racing/norden-gomez-win-toyota-u-s-open-in-dallas/. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 

External links

• Official website
• Profile at USA Triathlon
• Interview with Women's Health magazine
• Interview with "Travlete" website

Persondata
Name	Haskins, Sarah
Alternative names
Short description	Triathlete
Date of birth	1981-03-13
Place of birth	St. Louis, MO
Date of death
Place of death