Sara Gross (born March 26, 1976, in

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) is a former professional

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, who was born in

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but competed for

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. She grew up in

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, and

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. In 2005, she won the

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European Long Distance Triathlon (4 km swimming, 120 km road cycling, 30 km running) in Säter, Sweden. In 2014, she won two

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events; Ironman Brazil and Ironman Mont-Tremblant. Gross retired from professional triathlon in 2016 and now focuses on her media career. Gross attended

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in Scotland for high school. She went on to attend Queen's University in

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where she obtained her bachelor's and master's degree. In June 2006, she graduated from

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earning a PhD in ancient history and religion with her dissertation focusing on women's history. It was during this time in Edinburgh that she took up the sport of triathlon. In 2014, Gross, co-founded and is currently President of TriEqual, a NGO whose mission is to promote fairness, development and equality for women in the sport of triathlon Gross also co-founded Mercury Rising Triathlon, with Carrie Herman. MRT is a performance-based club in Victoria, British Columbia, where she worked as a triathlon coach. Gross was a member of the Bahrain Endurance Team, a professional triathlon team sponsored by His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad al Khalifa. Gross was also a podcast host at WiSP Sports - The Global Women's Sports Network.

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* 1976 births British female triathletes Living people Sportspeople from Sarnia People educated at Dollar Academy Queen's University at Kingston alumni Alumni of the University of Edinburgh {{UK-triathlon-bio-stub