Sharon Gibson
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1961 Mapperley, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | javelin | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Notts AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Biography
[edit]Gibson twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. Gibson was affiliated with the Notts Athletic Club.[2]
Gibson represented England in the javelin event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[3] Eight years later she represented England in the javelin again and finished fourth, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4] 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.[5]
At national level Gibson was twice the British javelin throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1988 AAA Championships and 1991 AAA Championships but was unfortunate to have competed in an era when two of the world's best javelin throwers were British and Fatima Whitbread and Tessa Sanderson denied her many more titles.[6][7]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing the  Great Britain and  England
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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.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Athletes 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
- 20th-century English sportswomen