Sarah Fitz-Gerald

Sarah Fitzgerald, Australian squash player

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Born: December 1, 1968
Age in 2026: 58
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1968

About Sarah Fitz-Gerald

Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM (born 1 December 1968) is an Australian former professional squash player who won five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Janet Morgan, Nicol David, Susan Devoy, Michelle Martin and Heather McKay as the sport's greatest female players of all time. In 1987, she won the female World Junior Championship and was the Australian Junior Female Athlete of the Year. She won numerous titles in the early 1990s, but 1996 proved to be her breakthrough year.

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Sarah Fitz-Gerald timeline

1987In 1987, she won the female World Junior Championship and was the Australian Junior Female Athlete of the Year.
1996She won numerous titles in the early 1990s, but 1996 proved to be her breakthrough year.

The world when Sarah Fitz-Gerald was born

Sarah Fitz-Gerald was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

#1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
Defining fadTie-dye everything
Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sarah Fitz-Gerald's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1968	2026
Gas	$0.34	$3.45/gal
Average home	$15,600	$435,000
Average income	$10,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.31	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	200.7M	341 million

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