| Sarah Cochrane | |
| Birth Date: | 1989 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Country: | Australia |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
Sarah Maureen Cochrane (born 23 September 1989) is an Australian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 64kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[1] She also won the silver medal in the women's 64kg event at the 2019 Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa.[2] [3]
Cochrane was born in Rockhampton, Queensland where she graduated from Glenmore State High School.[4] While living in Rockhampton, Cochrane reached top levels in women's artistic gymnastics while training at Victoria Park Gymnastics Club where she became a coach after achieving her own goals.[4]
In 2008, Cochrane relocated with her family to Townsville where she worked as a coach for Gymnastics Townsville.[4] She also became involved with CrossFit which is where her coach Bryce Knight first encouraged her to compete in weightlifting.[4]
Cochrane graduated from James Cook University in 2012 with a degree in speech pathology.[4] She has established her own business which specialises in working with children and young adults who use augmentative and alternative communication.[4]
Representing Australia as a weightlifter for the first time in 2019, Cochrane just missed out on a spot at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Cochrane competed in the women's 64kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5] She finished in 7th place in this competition.[5] The 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were also held at the same time and her total result gave her the gold medal in this event.[6] [7] As a result, she qualified to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[8] [9]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||||
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| width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 | width=45 | Rank | width=65 | 1 | width=65 | 2 | width=65 | 3 | width=45 | Rank |
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 90 | 95 | 6 | 110 | 115 | 8 | 210 | 7 | |||||||
| align=left | 93 | 98 | 6 | 113 | 12 | 211 | 6 | ||||||||
| Commonwealth Games | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 93 | 97 | 100 | 112 | 116 | 216 | |||||||||
| Commonwealth Championships | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 64 kg | 88 | 92 | 108 | 112 | 204 | |||||||||
| align=left | 64 kg | 90 | 95 | 110 | 115 | 210 | |||||||||