Sarah Whitmore

{{Short description|British equestrian (1931–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Sarah Whitmore | full_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = British | sport = Equestrian | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|8|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|3|27|1931|8|9|df=yes}} | death_place = }}

'''Sarah Whitmore''' (9 August 1931 – 27 March 2021) was a British equestrian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/11506 |title=Sarah Whitmore |work=Olympedia |access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>

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.<ref name=horses>[https://www.horses.nl/dressuur/dressuur-overig/olympisch-amazone-sarah-whitmore-89-overleden/ Olympisch amazone Sarah Whitmore (89) overleden] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> She competed in the individual dressage event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wh/sarah-whitmore-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040511/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wh/sarah-whitmore-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Sarah Whitmore Olympic Results |access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref> She won in 1976 the national title in the Grand Prix. She later competed at the 1978 and 1982 World Championships.<ref name=horses />

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.<ref name=horses />

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