Sarah Whitmore

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Sarah Whitmore
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1931-08-09)9 August 1931
Died27 March 2021(2021-03-27) (aged 89)
Sport
SportEquestrian

Sarah Whitmore (9 August 1931 – 27 March 2021) was a British equestrian.[1]

Whitmore started her career with eventing, but switched to dressage after breaking her back due to a fall at the Badminton Horse Trials. She competed at the 1966 World Championships and was a substitute for the 1968 Summer Olympics. Her coach was Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr.[2] She competed in the individual dressage event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3] She won in 1976 the national title in the Grand Prix. She later competed at the 1978 and 1982 World Championships.[2]

Whitmore lived at the Hilders Farm in Edenbridge. Her mother Charlotte Fry worked as a working student for Whitmore. Whitmore died on 27 March 2021, aged 89.[2]

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