Sarah Coope
  Sarah Coope
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| place of birth | Eastbourne, UK |
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| successes | |
| 1986-1988 | 3 × European triathlon middle distance champion |
| 1987 | European champion triathlon short distance |
| 1987, 1989 | 2 × European champion triathlon long distance |
| 1991 | Vice European champion Duathlon short distance |
| 1991 | 3rd place Ironman Hawaii |
| status | |
| resigned | |
Sarah Coope (* in Eastbourne ) is a former British duathlete and triathlete . She is a six-time European triathlon champion.
Career
Sarah Coope was very versatile in triathlon and, as the most successful British athlete of the 1980s, she was active over various distances:
- Short distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running)
- Middle distance (2.5 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 20 km running)
- Long distance (4 km swimming, 120 km cycling and 30 km running)
- Ironman distance (3.86 km swim, 180.2 km bike and 42.195 km run)
Between 1986 and 1989 she was a six-time European triathlon champion.
In 1991 Sarah Coope was vice European champion in the duathlon and in October she was third at the Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships). It has not appeared internationally since 1996.
Private
Her daughter Chloe Cook (* 1994) is also active as a triathlete. Sarah Coope works as a nutrition and fitness consultant.
Awards
- British Triathlon Gold Pin, 2009
Sporting successes
Triathlon short and medium distance
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Sep 15 1996 | 1 | 7Oaks triathlon |
Sevenoaks
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| 8 Sep 1991 | 12 | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
 Geneva
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02:12:49 | |
| Aug 27, 1989 | 1 | Uster triathlon |
Uster
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02:12:58 | Short distance |
| June 11, 1989 | 4th | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
 Cascais
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02:22:44 | |
| 1988 | 1 | ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships |
 stone |
04:15:42 | European champion in the middle distance |
| 1987 | 1 | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
Marseille
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02:17:03 | European triathlon champion on the short distance |
| 1987 | 1 | ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships |
 Roth
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04:28:38 | European champion in the middle distance - alongside Glenn Cook in the men |
| June 22, 1986 | 3 | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
Milton Keynes
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02:21:50 | European championship on the short distance triathlon |
| 1986 | 1 | ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships |
 Brasschaat
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04:32:13 | European champion in the middle distance |
| July 7, 1995 | 1 | 7Oaks triathlon |
Sevenoaks |
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| June 23, 1985 | 3 | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
Immenstadt
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03:08:07 | European championship on the triathlon short distance at the Allgäu Triathlon |
Long distance triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| March 1992 | 2 | Ironman New Zealand |
 Auckland
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09:53:42 | behind Krista Whelan, age group 25–29 |
| Oct 19, 1991 | 3 | Ironman Hawaii |
 Hawaii
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09:33:20 | |
| March 1991 | 2 | Ironman New Zealand |
Auckland |
09:54:19 | behind Jan Wanklyn |
| 1989 | 1 | ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships |
 Rødekro
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09:33:20 | European triathlon champion on the long distance |
| June 21, 1987 | 1 | ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships |
 Joroinen
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09:48:17 | European triathlon champion on the long distance |
Duathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 1992 | - | ITU Duathlon World Championships |
Frankfurt am Main
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DNF | |
| 1991 | 2 | ETU Duathlon European Championships |
Birmingham
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01:31:02 | Duathlon Vice European Champion - behind Thea Sybesma from the Netherlands |
| 1991 | 3 | Powerman Zofingen |
Zofingen
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07:17:23 | The “Powerman” in Zofingen counts as a long distance world championship in the duathlon. |
Web links
- Profile for Sarah Coope at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed on May 24, 2014
- Sarah Coope's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on June 4, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Iron Mate GB Triathlon Hall of Fame, 1985-2010
- ↑ The Trina Transportation podcast Ep7
- ↑ Articles by Sarah Coope
- ↑ Uster Triathlon - WALL OF FAME
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Coope, Sarah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British duathlete, triathlete and multiple European champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eastbourne |