Sarah Heard made her Australian rowing team debut in 2005 competing in the stroke seat of the eight. The Australians won gold in a thrilling 2005 World Championship final. Heard stroked her Victorian team to three consecutive Australian Championships 2006-2008 and was then chosen in the eight at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Heard also won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2003 AYOF.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
