Sarah Wells

{{short description|Track and field athlete}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Sarah Wells | image = Triton Invitational 2013 Sarah Wells.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Sarah Wells in 2013 | sport = Track & field | event = 400 m hurdles | sponsor = | collegeteam = Toronto Varsity Blues | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|11|10}} | birth_place = Markham, Ontario, Canada | height = {{convert|1.67|m|ftin}} | weight = {{convert|50|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | pb = 55.65 (Luzern (SUI) 2013) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Toronto|400 m hurdles}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Toronto|4×400 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|Universiade}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Kazan|4x400 metres relay}} {{Medal|Bronze|2013 Kazan|400 m hurdles}} }}

'''Sarah Wells''' (born November 10, 1989) is a Canadian hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She competed in the 2012 Olympic Games<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/sarah-lynn-wells-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031052900/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/sarah-lynn-wells-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-10-31|title=Sarah-Lynn Wells Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-30}}</ref> and finished 22nd over all.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/london-2012/athletics/400m-hurdles-women|title=400M HURDLES WOMEN|website=Olympics.org|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> Wells won the silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

== Life == Wells was born on November 10, 1989, in Markham, Ontario, and she attended University of Toronto.

* Finished 24th, 400 meter hurdles at the 2012 London Olympic Games *'''1st''' 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2015 National Championships <ref name=":0" /> *'''2nd''' 400 m hurdles 2015 Pan American Games <ref name=":0" /> *'''3rd''' 400 m hurdles 2013 FISU Summer Universiade Kazan, Russia <ref name=":0" /> *'''6th''' 400 m hurdles, 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships * Personal best: 55.65, Lucerne 17 July 2013 <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/canada/sarah-lynn-wells-207616|title=IAAF: Sarah-Lynn WELLS {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2018-10-30}}</ref> * Owned the Canadian Youth under-17 record of 59.48 seconds in the 400m hurdles in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/2007/06/05/sarah_wells_athlete_of_the_week.html|title=Sarah Wells - athlete of the week {{!}} The Star|work=thestar.com|access-date=2018-11-10|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" summary="List of Television appearances and roles" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2019 | ''The Amazing Race Canada'' | Herself | 2nd Place Alongside Sam Effah |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{World Athletics||name=Sarah Wells}} *[http://www.sarahwells.ca Sarah Wells personal site]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Sarah}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian women hurdlers Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario Category:Track and field athletes from Ontario Category:Sportswomen from Ontario Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada in athletics (track and field) Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in athletics (track and field) Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada Category:Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Participants in Canadian reality television series Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen