Sarah Wells

Sarah Wells (born November 10, 1989) is a Canadian hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She competed in the 2012 Olympic Games [1] and finished 24th out of 24 in the round 1.[2] Wells won the silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

Sarah-Lynn Wells
Sarah Wells in 2013
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1989-11-10) November 10, 1989
Markham, Ontario
ResidenceToronto, Ontario
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportTrack & field
Event(s)400 m hurdles
College teamToronto Varsity Blues
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)55.65 (Luzern (SUI) 2013)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's athletics
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto400 m hurdles
2015 Toronto4×400 m relay
Universiade
2013 Kazan4x400 metres relay

Life

Wells was born in 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 [3]
  • 2nd 400 m hurdles 2015 Pan American Games [3]
  • 3rd 400 m hurdles 2013 FISU Summer Universiade Kazan, Russia [3]
  • 6th 400 m hurdles, 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships
  • Personal best: 55.65, Lucerne 17 July 2013 [3]
  • Owned the Canadian Youth under-17 record of 59.48 seconds in the 400m hurdles in 2006.[4]

References
  1. "Sarah-Lynn Wells Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  2. "400M HURDLES WOMEN". Olympics.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. "IAAF: Sarah-Lynn WELLS | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  4. "Sarah Wells - athlete of the week | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.


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