Sarah Walker

Who is Sarah Walker?

Sarah Walker is a New Zealand BMX racer. She won silver in the Women's BMX at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Walker was born in Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty, and grew up in nearby Kawerau. She attended Kawerau South School and Trident High School in Whakatane.

In the 2008 season UCI Rounds, Walker won seven races, came 2nd in one race and didn't race two races. She was ranked number one in the world by the UCI in 2008, and was one of the favourites to win the BMX women's event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in the end she finished 4th.

Walker has won a total of twelve New Zealand 20" titles from 1999 to 2011.

On 25 July 2009, Walker won the BMX World Championship in Adelaide, Australia in both the Elite Women and the Elite Cruiser Women events.

At the 2010 BMX World Championship in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Walker finished second in the Elite Women's event, with first place going to Shanaze Reade. A crash during the Elite Cruiser event meant that Walker was not able hold onto her 2009 championship title.

In 2011, Walker made the podium in three out of four World Cup Events to win the Overall World Cup Title, winning the Papendal Supercross in the Netherlands, 2nd at the Test Event in London and 3rd in South Africa. The fourth event was in USA where she finished 6th.