Sharon Gibson
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Born | Mapperley, England | 31 December 1961||||||||||||||
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Sharon Angela Gibson (born 31 December 1961) is an English former athlete who competed in the women's javelin throw event during her career.[1]
Athletics career
[edit]Gibson twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. Gibson was affiliated with the Notts Athletic Club. She represented England in the javelin event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] Eight years later she represented England in the javelin again and finished fourth, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3] A further four years later and at her third Commonwealth games she finally won a medal when winning the bronze at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada.[4]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 7th | 49.56 m | |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 9th | 59.66 m | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 25th (q) | 56.00 m | |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 4th | 57.26 m | |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 15th (q) | 55.98 m | ||
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (q) | 53.82 m | |
Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd | 58.20 m | ||
(q) indicates overall position in qualifying round |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sharon Gibson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nottingham
- English female javelin throwers
- British female javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- People from Mapperley
- Sportspeople from Nottinghamshire
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games