Sarah Cochrane (weightlifting) was introduced to the sport through CrossFit and competed in her first event in early 2018, making her first Australian team after only five competitions. She claimed a silver medal in 64kg at the Pacific Games and bronze at the Commonwealth Championships in Samoa in 2019. Cochrane then finished 7^th in the 64kg at the 2021 World Championships in Tashkent, with her total (210kg) giving her the Commonwealth title that was also decided at that competition.  Sarah is a certified practising speech pathologist and owns Say It Your Way which works with people with complex communication needs who require different forms of communication to either augment or use instead of, their own speech.  Rockhampton-born Cochrane is coached by Bryce Knight at the Thunder Barbell Club in Townsville. She set her PBs in clean & jerk PB (120kg), snatch (98kg) and total (218kg) in July 2021 in Townsville.