Harnessing Talent Athlete

Sara McGreavy - International - Athletics

“You never know - the next David Beckham or Johnny Wilkinson is out there, so give it your all and follow your heart to success.”

Biography:
Sara is an English and UK international athlete. Educated at North Leamington Community School and Arts College she excelled at cross-country, it was only after joining the Leamington Cycling and Athletics Club she became interested in 100m hurdles. She won the English Schools Championships five times over this distance. Sara also runs 60m hurdles indoors.

It was however during her time at the University of Bath and Loughborough University, where she developed into a world-class athlete.

Sara currently runs for the Sale Harriers athletics club. She was ranked 4th in the UK for 2006 and 23rd in the 100m hurdles. For the 2005/2006 indoor season she was ranked 3rd in the UK in 60m hurdles, and on the 27th January 2007 she became one of the British Top 10 fastest women over that distance. On 10th February 2007 she improved on this at the UK Championships and won the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.03s. Not only did this make her number 1 in Britain in 2007 but also the 4th fastest of all time. This meant she qualified for the 2007 European Indoor Championships in Athletics in Birmingham. On March 3rd of that year she reached the final and came a creditable 5th with a time of 8.04s.

Sara got the 2008 season off to a good start by finishing 2nd in the UK Indoor Championship and then 2nd in the AAA Championships outdoors.

Her motivation is to always run as fast as her legs will allow her. She says she loves the freedom running signifies. Her proudest moment was winning her first GB international race. 

Click here to see Sara's Competitive Record

Click here to see how Sara and DKH Legacy Trust are working together, and to find out about her 'giving back' activities