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Who Is Sarah Cowley Ross Husband? Learn Everything About Olympic Athlete

By Mia Russell

Sarah Cowley, a 37- year old  New Zealand Olympic athlete is married to her fellow athlete, Angus Ross.

Sarah Cowley Ross was born on the 3rd of February 1984 and has a height of 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in).

Sarah is one of New Zealand’s successful track athletes and the second-best high jumper of all time. In 2013, Sarah was named a New Zealand Olympic ambassador by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

She has retired from being an athlete but is still renowned in her field of sport. She was mainly known for her high jump and heptathlon games in Olympics. She has won many championships since 2000.

Sarah says that her most rewarding moment in sports is being qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games and lining up on the start lines.

After 7 years of competing in the heptathlon, she faced many physical problems making it hard for her to focus on the competitions. So, she decided to change her focus from heptathlon to high jump.

However, Sarah was an ambitious woman. Training for one event and sport wasn’t quite enough for Sarah.

So she started training for netball which she had a keen interest in since childhood, alongside the high jump and made the extended squad for the Northern Mystics in the Trans-Tasman Netball Championships.

Who Is Sarah Cowley Husband?

Sarah Cowley is married to New Zealand Olympian No. 756, Angus Ross, who competed in bobsleigh at three Winter Olympics.

They got married in March of 2016 and they have two children, a son named Max and a daughter named Poppy.

After retiring she was having a hard time but after giving birth to her baby she says it helped her to deal with the fact that she had retired from her sport.

She has completed her communications degree with the dream to become a sports journalist. She is also a qualified physiotherapist.

Sarah Cowley Parents And Family

Sarah is the child of a Samoan father and a Pākehā European New Zealand mother.

Her brother Garrick Cowley is also involved in sports like Sarah. Garrick has been a rugby player who has played for the Samoa national rugby team.

She has been very active since her childhood. Sarah and her brother spent most of their childhood days playing sports. Their parents encouraged them to play every sport.

Sarah had a keen interest in playing netball and her talent and interest in sports grew since then.

Sarah Cowley Net worth

According to the analysis from different sites such as Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, her net worth is approximately $1.5 million.

Sarah Cowley is believed to be one of the richest Heptathletes.