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Sarah Walker (BMX rider)

Sarah Walker, New Zealand BMX rider

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Born
July 10, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1988

About Sarah Walker (BMX rider)

Sarah Louise Walker is a New Zealand BMX racer. A competitor at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, she won silver in the Women's BMX at the latter event. Missing out on selection for the 2016 Summer Olympics due to injury, she was elected onto the IOC Athletes' Commission during those Games. In 2022, she was elected as its second vice-chair. In the 2008 season UCI Rounds, Walker won seven races, came second in one race and didn't race two races. Walker has won a total of twelve New Zealand 20" titles from 1999 to 2011. On 25 July 2009, Walker won the BMX World Championship in Adelaide, Australia in both the Elite Women and the Elite Cruiser Women events.

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Sarah Walker (BMX rider) timeline

  1. Walker has won a total of twelve New Zealand 20" titles from 1999 to 2011.
  2. A competitor at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, she won silver in the Women's BMX at the latter event.
  3. In the 2008 season UCI Rounds, Walker won seven races, came second in one race and didn't race two races.
  4. On 25 July 2009, Walker won the BMX World Championship in Adelaide, Australia in both the Elite Women and the Elite Cruiser Women events.

The world when Sarah Walker (BMX rider) was born

Sarah Walker (BMX rider) was born in 1988. 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 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sarah Walker (BMX rider)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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