Ms Sarah
WALKER

NZL
Entry in the IOC

2016

Born

10 July 1988

Games Participated
Athlete Profile
Education

Certificates in: Artificial Intelligence; Unsupervised Machine Learning; Organisational Effectiveness; Blockchain Strategy and Women’s Leadership Development

Career

Designed and built three houses and one renovation; TV Commercials with sponsorship partners; TV Broadcaster (Co-host) during the Rio 2016 Olympics

Sports practised

Olympic: Cycling (BMX); National: Track cycling, mountain biking; Regional: Volleyball; Social: Triathlon, skiing, netball, field hockey

Sports career

Olympic Games: Silver medal in 2012; competed in 2008 (4th - diploma) - World Championships: 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals from 2005 to 2021 - World Cups: 4 gold medals, 3 silver medals and two bronze medal from 2005 to 2021

Sports administration

Member of the International Cycling Union (UCI) BMX Commission; the ANOC Athletes’ Commission, the ONOC Executive Board, the ONOC Athletes’ Commission and the ONOC Sustainability Commission.

Awards and distinctions

New Zealand Olympic Ambassador; New Zealand Sports Woman of the year finalist (2009, 2012); New Zealand Emerging Talent Award finalist (2007); Prime Minister’s Scholarship – multiple time recipient

IOC History

Member of the following Commissions: Athletes’ (2016-2024) then second Vice-Chair (2022-), Sustainability and Legacy (2016-2021), Women in Sport (2016-2018), Coordination for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 (2017-2024), Digital and Technology (2018-2021), Technology and Technical Innovation (2022-); Future Host Commission for the Games of the Olympiad (2019-); Advisory Committee on Human Rights (2022-); Digital Engagement and Marketing Communications (2023-); Esports (2023-); Chair of the IOC Athletes Rights and Responsibilities Declaration (2017-); Chair of the working group to develop the Olympic AI Agenda (2023-2024)