Sarah Louise Rowell (born 19 November 1962) is a German born, British former long-distance runner who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Biography Born in Hostert, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, she ran 2:39:11 at the age of 20 at the 1983 London Marathon. Later that year she won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton.The Times, 11 July 1983. Also in 1983, Rowell finished third behind Glynis Penny in the marathon event at the 1983 WAAA Championships.
At the 1984 London marathon she improved her best to 2:31:28 to qualify for the British team for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In the inaugural women's Olympic marathon, she finished 14th. At the 1984 WAAA Championships, Rowell second behind finished Priscilla Welch.
Rowell broke the British record when running her personal best for the marathon with 2:28:06, when finishing second behind Ingrid Kristiansen at the 1985 London Marathon. Rowell also became British marathon champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1985 WAAA Championships.
Later in her running career, Rowell was a prominent fell runner, winning the Three Peaks Race four times, the Fellsman three times, as well as Wasdale, Borrowdale and Ben Nevis. She finished second in the 1992 World Mountain Running Trophy and won both the British and English Fell Running Championships in 1995 and 1996.Graham Breeze, "Laugh and be Happy: A Profile of Sarah Rowell", The Fellrunner, Autumn 2008.
Achievements Representing / 1982London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom23rdMarathon2:54:291983Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom1stHalf marathon1:16:00London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom9thMarathon2:39:11World Student Games (Universiade)Edmonton, Canada 1stMarathon2:47:37New York City MarathonNew York City, United States14thMarathon2:40:521984London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom3rdMarathon2:31:28Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States14thMarathon2:34:081985London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom 2ndMarathon2:28:06The Times, 22 Apr 1985.Columbus MarathonColumbus, Ohio, United States 3rdMarathon2:36:391990World Mountain Running TrophyTelfes, Austria5thFell Running38:151992World Mountain Running TrophySusa Valley, Italy2ndFell running40:371993World Mountain Running TrophyGap, Hautes-Alpes6thFell Running38:321995World Mountain Running TrophyEdinburgh, United Kingdom12thFell Running40:061996European Mountain Running TrophyLlanberis, United Kingdom4thFell Running54:36
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