In Memoriam: FEI Dressage community mourns Sarah Whitmore (GBR), 1931-2021

British Olympic Dressage athlete, Sarah Whitmore, sadly passed away on the 27 March at the age of 89.

Sarah Whitmore started her international competitive career as an Eventing athlete, but after breaking her back in a fall, she switched to Dressage. Her greatest Dressage highlights included representing Great Britain at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games, where she finished 22nd individually and eighth with the British team.

Alongside her own success, she helped shape the career of many international British Dressage athletes, including Laura Fry, who was selected for the European Championships in 1991 and for the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. Sarah Whitmore was also an international judge and a member of the International Dressage Trainers Club.

She was an inspiration for many athletes, a fantastic mentor and friend. She will be sorely missed.

The FEI expresses its sincere condolences to Sarah Whitmore’s family and friends, the British Equestrian Federation (GBR) and the global equestrian community.