Sarah Docter is a former athlete in the speed skating

Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

 competition who representated the United States

United States

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 at the 1980 Winter Olympics

1980 Winter Olympics

The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...

 in Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid, New York

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. She would win several national championships in the 1970s, including 1978 when she won championships in both the short track

Short track speed skating

Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...

 and long track

Long track speed skating

Speed skating is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. It is also a sport for leisure. Sports such as short track speedskating, inline speedskating, and quad speed skating are also called speed skating...

 competitions. Docter would also later compete for a world championship in cycling

Cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

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Biography

Docter was born Sarah Beth Docter on May 10, 1964 in Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

. She is the sister of fellow Olympic athlete Mary Docter

Mary Docter

Mary Angela Docter is an American speed skater from Madison, Wisconsin. She competed in four Olympic Games , mainly in the 3,000 meter event...

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Olympic results

Event	Place
3000 metres	10
1500 metres	13
1000 metres	14
500 metres	23