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Sharon Gibson

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Sharon Gibson
Personal information
Born (1961-12-31) 31 December 1961 (age 62)
Mapperley, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria javelin

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

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  Great Britain and  England
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

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  1. ^ "Sharon Gibson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.