# Sarah Scherer

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{{short description|American sport shooter}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Sarah Scherer
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| nationality    = [American](/source/United_States)
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| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1991|2|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City), United States
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| height         = 170 cm
| weight         = 63 kg
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| country        = {{flagicon|USA}}
| sport          = [Sports shooting](/source/Shooting_sport)
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| club           = [Texas Christian University](/source/Texas_Christian_University)
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| coach          = [Karen Monez](/source/Karen_Monez)
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| olympics       = 7th at [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) in Women's 10 metre air rifle
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'''Sarah Scherer''' (born February 12, 1991, in [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City)) is an American [sports shooter](/source/Shooting_sports).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sarah Scherer Bio, Stats, and Results {{!}} Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/sarah-scherer-1.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417124141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/sarah-scherer-1.html|archive-date=17 April 2020|access-date=5 September 2020|website=sports-reference.com}}</ref> She competed  at the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics), finishing in 7th place at [Women's 10 metre air rifle](/source/Shooting_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_rifle).  In the same event in the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro) she finished 8th.  At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she also competed in the [women's 50 m rifle - 3 positions](/source/Shooting_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_50_metre_rifle_three_positions) event, finishing in 33rd place.<ref name=":0" />  She had previously won a junior silver medal in this event in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHUSAW1202199101|access-date=2020-09-05|website=www.issf-sports.org}}</ref>

Sarah's elder brother [Stephen Scherer](/source/Stephen_Scherer) was also a sports shooter who competed in the [10 metre air rifle](/source/Shooting_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_10_metre_air_rifle) of the [2008 Olympic Games](/source/2008_Olympic_Games).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/shooting/story/2012-06-03/tragedy-has-left-us-olympic-shooter-with-heavy-heart/55400172/1|title=Brother's suicide has left U.S. shooter with heavy heart|publisher=USA TODAY|date=June 5, 2012|accessdate=August 9, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20130127232152/www.london2012.com/athlete/scherer-sarah-1132755/ Bio on london2012.com]

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Category:Living people
Category:American female sport shooters
Category:Olympic shooters for the United States
Category:Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:1991 births
Category:Sportspeople from Salt Lake City
Category:TCU Horned Frogs rifle shooters
Category:21st-century American sportswomen

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