Sarah Wilhelmy

Sarah Joanne Wilhelmy is a British former sprinter who competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography

Born in Stepney, Greater London, Wilhelmy attended Southend High School for Girls, which is a grammar school with academy status, situated on Southchurch Boulevard in the east of Southend-on-Sea England.
Wilhelmy won the English Schools Under 15 Long jump title in 1993, with a jump of 5.70 metres, and went on to win the 200 metres at the English Schools in 1994 and 1996. She also won four AAAs junior titles: 60 metres indoors, and 200 metres,. The highlight of her junior career was winning a bronze medal in the 200m at the 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships, in a race won by France's Muriel Hurtis.
Wilhelmy became the British 200 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2000 AAA Championships but failed to gain Olympic selection in that event as she didn't have the qualifying standard. She did however earn Olympic selection as part of the 4 × 100 m relay squad.
At the Olympic Games in Sydney, she represented the Great Britain team and ran in the first round heats before being replaced by Sam Davies for the semifinals.
Wilhelmy won the 2001 AAA Championships 100 metres title and at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, she ran the second leg of the British 4 × 100 m team that finished fifth in the final in 42.60 seconds.