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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
| European Championships | ||
Competitor for  Great Britain |
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| Silver | 1982 Athens | 200 m |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
Competitor for  Scotland |
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| Gold | 1978 Edmonton | 4x100 m relay |
| Bronze | 1982 Brisbane | 100 m |
| Bronze | 1982 Brisbane | 200 m |
| Bronze | 1982 Brisbane | 4x100 m relay |
| Bronze | 1986 Edinburgh | 4x100 m relay |
Robert Cameron Sharp (born 3 June 1958 in Ayrshire, Scotland) is a Scottish former sprinter. In 1975 he won the Scottish schoolboys 100 and 200 championships.
In 1978 he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in the 4 x 100 m relay. Alongside David Jenkins, Allan Wells, and Andrew McMaster.
He went on to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow in the 100m, 200m where he reached the semi finals of both sprints, and was a member of the 4 x 100 m relay where the U.K. finished 4th in the final in a new British record.
He took the silver medal in the 200 m at the European Championships in Athens in 1982, narrowly losing the Gold to East German sprinter Olaf Prenzler, but beating another top East German (Frank Emmelmann, the 100 metre winner) into bronze. Sharp also finishing 4th in the 100 metres final, again narrowly missing out on a 2nd medal at these championships.
He went on to compete in the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games picking up 3 bronze medals,in the 100/200,and 4x100 relay, where he again beat off top quality sprinters to secure the medals in all 3 sprints.
He also competed at the world championships in Helsinki in 1983, and again reached the semi finals of both the sprints, narrowly missing out in places of the finals.
He was also Scottish 100m and 200m champion with a famous 100 metre victory over 1980 Olympic champion Allan Wells. Sharp also won 3 UK National Championships, the AAA 100 metres and was also the AAA's indoor 60 metre champion.
He competed in his 3rd Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1986, where he won another Bronze medal with the sprint relay team.
His personal bests in the sprints was
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- 100 metres 10.20
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- 200 metres 20.47
Car accidents [edit]
In 1991 he was involved in a serious car accident which left him physically and mentally disabled. Married to Carol Lightfoot, former Scottish 800 metre runner, and has two daughters, one of whom, Lynsey, competes as an 800 metre runner. Both daughters are national athletics champions.
References [edit]
Sources [edit]
- Kubatko, Justin. "Cameron Sharp Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
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