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| Birth name | Sarah Anne Outhwaite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 1983 Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 March 2016 (aged 33) Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Bill Tait | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Coxless pair (W2-) Eight (W8+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Swan River Rowing Club Mercantile Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | Beijing 2008 W8+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sarah Anne Tait (née Outhwaite; 23 January 1983 – 3 March 2016) was an Australian rower - a national and world champion, three-time Olympian and Olympic-medal winner. She was the first mother to represent Australia in rowing at Olympic level, having returned to international competition following the birth of her daughter.[2]
- ^ "Sarah Tait profile". london2012.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Lane, Samantha (13 May 2012). "The comeback kids: it'll be mothers' day in London".