2008 Olympic triathlon women - first transition

Sarah Haskins (born March 13, 1981) is an American

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from

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. She competed in triathlon at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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and is the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

Gold medalist.

Education

After graduating from

Parkway South High School Parkway South High School is a public comprehensive high school in Manchester, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Parkway School District. Since starting a renovation in 2010, the school has built a new science wing, has ...

, Haskins attended the

University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to ...

from 1999 to 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

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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. At the 2008 Olympics, she finished in 11th place, with a time of 2:01:22.57. She finished in eighth place in the women's event at the

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Career accomplishments

*2011 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist *2011 Lifetime Fitness Race to The Toyota Cup Champion *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

External links

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Profile at USA Triathlon

Interview with ''Women's Health'' magazine

Interview with "Travlete" website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haskins, Sarah 1981 births Living people American female triathletes Olympic triathletes for the United States Triathletes at the 2007 Pan American Games Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Triathletes at the 2011 Pan American Games Triathletes at the 2015 Pan American Games University of Tulsa alumni Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in triathlon People from High Ridge, Missouri Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century American women Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's track and field athletes