Sarah Katharine Winckless was born on 18 October 1973 and is a British former rower.
15 Facts About Sarah Winckless
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Sarah Winckless won a bronze medal in Double sculls with her partner Elise Laverick at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and was twice world champion, in 2005 and 2006.
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Sarah Winckless made her debut for Great Britain in the women's eight at the World Championships in 1998 and finished eighth.
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Sarah Winckless then transferred to sculling, finishing ninth in the double at the 2000 Olympic Games.
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Sarah Winckless was in GB quadruple scull crews that narrowly missed out on the medals at the 2002 and 2003 World Championships, finishing fourth both times.
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Sarah Winckless teamed up with Elise Laverick for the double scull from 2004 on, producing good results in the World Cup season before taking Olympic bronze in the 2004 Games held in Athens.
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Sarah Winckless was unable to compete in 2007, due to injury, but returned to the GB team for the 2008 Olympic Games, racing in the Women's eight.
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Sarah Winckless announced her retirement from rowing in April 2009.
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Sarah Winckless was the UK Chef de Mission for the Youth Olympic Games and served as the inaugural Chairman of the BOA's Athletes Commission.
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Sarah Winckless was the first woman to be appointed as a Boat Race umpire, and in 2020 she would have been the first woman to umpire the men's Boat Race; as the race was cancelled, she achieved this in 2021.
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Sarah Winckless serves on the Athletes Commission and the Board of UK Anti-Doping.
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Sarah Winckless was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2015 for "services to sport and young people".
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Sarah Winckless is a campaigner for Huntington's disease charities, having tested positive for the gene mutation while she was at university.
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Sarah Winckless is a patron of the Scottish Huntington's Association.
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Sarah Winckless's parents are Bob Winckless, a three times Cambridge Blue and Valerie Winckless.