Personal information | |
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Born |
St. Louis, MO |
March 13, 1981
Residence | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Coached by | Nate Kortuem |
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Sarah Haskins (born March 13, 1981) is an American triathlete from St. Louis, Missouri. She competed in triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and is the 2011 Pan American Games Gold medalist.
Haskins attended the University of Tulsa from 1999–2003. 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 Mathematics.
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 2015 Pan American Games.