Sarah Beth Docter (born May 10, 1964) is a retired American
short track and
long track speed skater. She won several U.S. national championships in the 1970s, and in 1978 she won U.S. national titles in both
short track and
long track. That year she went on to the world short-track championships, in which she won the 1500 m and 3000 m events and the overall competition. In 1980, she competed in all speed skating events at the
1980 Winter Olympics
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, with the best achievement of tenth place in the 3000 m. In addition to skating career, she is also a
cyclist
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, and once took part in the
World Cycling Championship
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s.
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After retirement she moved to Florida, where she lives with her family. She got married and changed her last name to Williams. Her sister ]Mary
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is also an Olympic speed skater, and her daughter is professional cyclist Lily Williams
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Life
Lily Williams was born Elizabeth Josephine Williams in Rathmines, Dublin o ...
.[
Personal bests:][
*500 m – 42.69 (1982)
* 1000 m – 1:23.84 (1982)
* 1500 m – 2:08.37 (1982)
* 3000 m – 4:28.05 (1982)
]
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
American female speed skaters
American female short track speed skaters
American female cyclists
Olympic speed skaters for the United States
Speed skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin
World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
20th-century American sportswomen
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