Sarah Tait
Sarah Anne Tait (born January 23, 1983 in Perth as Sarah Anne Outhwaite ; † March 3, 2016 in Melbourne ) was an Australian rower . She won a world title and an Olympic silver medal.
Athletic career
Sarah Outhwaite won the silver medal in the four-man without helmsman at the 2000 Junior World Championships . In 2002 she rowed the title at the U23 World Championships in the same boat class , and in 2003 she won the double scull . In 2004 she competed with the Australian eighth and finished sixth at the Olympic Games in Athens . At the 2005 World Championships in Gifu, she won the title in eighth and, together with Natalie Bale, took second place in the two-man without helmsman . After finishing fourth with eighth at the 2007 World Championships , she finished sixth with eighth for a second time at the 2008 Olympic Games .
After taking a break in 2009 and becoming a mother, she returned to the regatta courses in 2010. Together with Phoebe Stanley , she finished fourth at the 2010 World Championships in a pair without a helmsman . At the 2011 World Championships , she and Kate Hornsey won the bronze medal in the two without helmsman behind the boats from New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Hornsey and Tait also competed together at the 2012 Olympic Games in London , with the Australians winning silver behind the British and ahead of the world champions from New Zealand.
The 1.80 m tall Sarah Tait rowed for the Swan River Rowing Club in Perth and later for the Mercantile Rowing Club of Melbourne. After being diagnosed with cervical cancer in March 2013 , she retired in February 2014. In the following years she underwent radiochemotherapy .
Private
Her father, Simon Outhwaite, was an Australian Rules footballer. Her cousin David Crawshay was also an Olympian in rowing. Sarah Tait was married to rowing coach Bill Tait, with whom she had a daughter in 2010 and a son in 2013. In March 2016, at the age of 33, she succumbed to the effects of cancer.
Web links
- Sarah Tait in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Sarah Tait at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
Individual evidence
- ^ Sarah Tait retires from rowing as Olympic silver medallist continues cervical cancer battle. ABC News, February 26, 2014, accessed March 3, 2016 .
- ^ Sarah Tait loses hard-fought cancer battle. In: www.rowingaustralia.com.au. Rowing Australia, March 3, 2016, accessed March 3, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tait, Sarah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Outhwaite, Sarah Anne (maiden name); Tait, Sarah Anne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perth , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 2016 |
| Place of death | Melbourne |