Sarah Walter
French javelin thrower
Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | 5 May 1978 (1978-05-05) (age 46) Schiltigheim |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Sport | |
Event | Javelin Throw |
Club | S.R. Obernai |
Coached by | Jean Ritzenthaler, Gilles Dupray |
Sarah Walter (born 5 May 1978 in Schiltigheim) is a retired French athlete, who specialised in the Javelin. She has held, since 2003, the French javelin record with a throw of 62.53 m.
Biography
Second in the 1997 Junior European Championships, she won four French national javelin titles in 1997, 2002, 2003 and 2005.
On 12 June 2002, in Bordeaux, she set a new France Javelin record of 62.48 m, improving by 32 cm the former best national mark held since 2000 by Nadine Auzeil. On 27 June 2003, in Strasbourg, she bettered this record to 62.53 m.[1]
Prize list
National
- French Championships in Athletics:
- winner in the javelin 1997, 2002, 2003 and 2005
Records
Event | Performance | Location | Date |
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Javelin | 62.53 m | Strasbourg | 27 June 2003 |
Notes and references
- ^ FFA (26 June 2003). "Record de France du lancer de javelot pour Sarah Walter avec 62m53". athle.fr. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
External links
- Sarah Walter on the site of the French Athletics Federation
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