Sharon Gibson

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

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]

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
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	15th (q)	55.98 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	17th (q)	53.82 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	3rd	58.20 m
(q) indicates overall position in qualifying round

"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.

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