# Sarah Whitmore

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{{Short description|British equestrian (1931–2021)}}
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| name           = Sarah Whitmore
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| nationality    = British
| sport          = [Equestrian](/source/Equestrianism)
| birth_date     = {{birth date|1931|8|9|df=yes}}
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| death_date     = {{death date and age|2021|3|27|1931|8|9|df=yes}}
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'''Sarah Whitmore''' (9 August 1931 &ndash; 27 March 2021) was a British [equestrian](/source/equestrianism).<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](/source/1968_Summer_Olympics). Her coach was [Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr.](/source/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](/source/Equestrian_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Individual_dressage) at the [1976 Summer Olympics](/source/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](/source/Edenbridge%2C_Kent). 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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Category:1931 births
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Category:British female equestrians
Category:British dressage riders
Category:Olympic equestrians for Great Britain
Category:Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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