Ann Sayer

Ann Rosemary Sayer MBE (16 October 1936 – 15 April 2020) was an English long-distance walker and rower.

Born in Whitstable, Kent, Sayer attended London University, graduating with a degree in geology after which she worked for the oil company BP. In 1977, she became the first woman to qualify as a Centurion, walking 100 miles in under 24 hours.

Sayer became a vice-president of the Long Distance Walkers Association, and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire for service to sport in the 2005 Birthday Honours list.

In 2018 she suffered complications after breaking her hip during a fall,

A memorial bench was installed in the Woodland Gardens, Bushy Park, in 2023.