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

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, with the best achievement of tenth place in the 3000 m. In addition to skating career, she is also a

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, and once took part in the World Cycling Championships. After retirement she moved to Florida, where she lives with her family. She got married and changed her last name to Williams. Her sister

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is also an Olympic speed skater, and her daughter is professional cyclist Lily Williams. 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)

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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 {{US-cycling-bio-stub