Ann Rosemary Sayer MBE (16 October 1936 – 15 April 2020) was an English long-distance walker and rower. Sayer rowed for Great Britain at the Women's European Rowing Championships in 1960, 1962 and 1964.[1] In 1977, she became the first woman to qualify as a Centurion, walking 100 miles in under 24 hours. In 1980 she set a still unbroken record for the fastest ever walk by a woman from Land's End to John o' Groats.[2]

In the 2005 Birthday Honours, Sayer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire for service to sport.

Sayer died from COVID-19 in 2020.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ann Sayer". Rowing Story. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Welch, Julie (24 April 2020). "Ann Sayer obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Crilley, Kathy. "Ann Sayer MBE".


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