Sarah Sally Bloomfield (3 June 1956 - 5 January 1985) was a former British

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

Rowing career

Bloomfield was part of the eight, that won the national title rowing for Great Britain senior squad boat, at the 1981 National Championships. This led to selection for the

1981 World Rowing Championships The 1981 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 1981 at Oberschleißheim Regatta Course in Oberschleißheim near Munich, West Germany. Medal summary Men's events Women's events ...

in Munich. The following year she was part of the eight that won the national title, rowing for an A.R.A squad, at the 1982 National Rowing Championships. Subsequently she went to her second World Championships, rowing at the

1982 World Rowing Championships The 1982 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 28 to 29 August 1982 at Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References {{World Rowing Champi ...

in Lucerne. In 1984 she was selected to represent Great Britain in the

women's double sculls A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are ...

event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. With her rowing partner Nonie Ray the pair finished in eighth place after being eliminated in the repechage.

Personal life

She was killed in a car crash in France, at Auxerre, on Saturday 5 January 1985, aged 27, with 38 year old Olympic rowing coach Graeme Hall. They were driving back from a skiing holiday in France, when their car hit a lorry.''Times'' Tuesday January 8 1985, page 20

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloomfield, Sally 1956 births 1985 deaths British female rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Road incident deaths in France Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers from London