Sara Gross, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Sara Gross

British triathlete

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1976

Place of Birth: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Profession: triathlete

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Sara Gross

  • Sara Gross (born March 26, 1976 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a former professional triathlete, who was born in Canada but competed for Great Britain.
  • She grew up in Kitchener, Ontario and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  • In 2005, she won the ITU European Long Distance Triathlon (4 km swimming, 120 km road cycling, 30 km running) in Säter, Sweden.
  • In 2014, she won two Ironman Triathlon events; Ironman Brazil and Ironman Mont-Tremblant.
  • Gross retired from professional triathlon in 2016 and now focuses on her media career. Gross attended Dollar Academy in Scotland for high school.
  • She went on to attend Queen's University in Ontario, Canada where she obtained her bachelor's and master's degree.
  • In June 2006, she graduated from University of Edinburgh earning a PhD in ancient history and religion with her dissertation focusing on women's history.
  • It was during this time in Edinburgh that she took up the sport of triathlon.In 2014, Gross, co-founded and is currently President of TriEqual, a NGO whose mission is to promote fairness, development and equality for women in the sport of triathlonGross also co-founded Mercury Rising Triathlon, with Carrie Matsumoto.
  • MRT is a performance-based club in Victoria, British Columbia.
  • where she works as a triathlon coach. Gross is a member of the Bahrain Endurance Team, a professional triathlon team sponsored by His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad al Khalifa.Gross is also a Presenter, Senior Producer and Chief Writer at WiSP Sports - The Global Women's Sports Network.

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