Thursday, July 26, 2012

My Olympic Homework

Full name: Sarah Walker
Nickname: Sez
Born: 10 July 1988
Age:24
Born Country: Whakatane, New Zealand
Lives in: Kawerau, New Zealand.
Height: 1.76m (5 ft/ 9 in)
Weight: 74 kg (160 lb)

Current team:Team NZ
Discipline: BMX
role:racer
Rider type: off road


Sarah Walker started doing BMX riding in 1999 when she had to watch her very own brother, Matt, BMX riding one day.

 In 2008 Sarah won SEVEN! races, came 2nd in one race and didn't race two races. She was ranked number one in the world, and was one of the favourites to win the BMX women's event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in the end she finished 4th

sarah walker won a total of nine NZ age group titles from 1999 to 2008

On 25 July 2009, Walker won the BMX World Championship in Adelaide, Australia in both the Elite Women and the Elite Cruiser Women events. A crash in during the Elite Cruiser event meant that Walker was not able hold onto her 2009 championship title.

Here are some of her Medal’s


YearPlaceMedals
2011Copenhagensilver
2010Pietermaritzburgsilver
2009AdelaideGold
2009AdelaideGold
2008Taiyuanbronze
2008Taiyuanbronze
2007Victoria silver
2007VictoriaGold
2006Paulobronze
2006Paulosilver
2005Parissilver



how many in each

Women's BMXWomen's CruiserWomen's Cruiser JuniorWomens Cruiser Junior
Gold / silver / bronzeGold / silver / bronzeGold / silver / bronzeGold / silver / bronze
1,1,32,1,1-,-,1-,2,-




Bronze 2007 Women's BMX
Bronze 2008 Women's BMX



1 comment:

  1. Great Bianca.
    I love how you put iformation in your homework.
    Alexandra.

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