Olympic Bronze Medal Winner, Sarah Winckless Has Huntington's Disease

September 1, 2004

Britain's Sarah Winckless and Elise Laverick won the bronze medal in the women's double sculls on Saturday, August 21, 2004. Sarah, who was recently diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and her teammate, Elise finished in seven minutes 7.58 seconds coming in a respectable third place to New Zealand and Germany. They battled for the silver with Germany at the 1,000m mark. New Zealand came in first, earning the gold.

"I can't fight it, so there's no point in fearing it. If it happens, it happens. I'm going to live my life and get on with it. The more positive I can be the better. That's what Mum has shown." - Sarah Winckless