David Sharpe (runner)
British middle-distance runner
David Sharpe (born 8 July 1967) is a former British middle-distance runner who won a silver medal at the European Championships in Split 1990 over 800 m. In 1988 he won the European Indoor Championships and in 1992 he came first in the 800 m race at the World Cup in Havana. In 1992 Sharpe won the B-race in Zurich in a personal best of 1:43.98 min.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 16th (h) | 800 m | 1:53.93 |
World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 800m | 1:48.32 | |
5th | 1500m | 3:46.94 | |||
1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 800 m | 1:49.17 |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 2nd | 800m | 1:45.59 |
1992 | World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.06 |
References
- David Sharpe at World Athletics
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's 800 metres
- 1977: Alberto Juantorena (CUB)
- 1979: James Maina Boi (KEN)
- 1981: Sebastian Coe (GBR)
- 1985: Sammy Koskei (KEN)
- 1989: Tom McKean (GBR)
- 1992: David Sharpe (GBR)
- 1994: Mark Everett (USA)
- 1998: Nils Schumann (GER)
- 2002: Antonio Manuel Reina (ESP)
- 2006: Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR)
- 2010: David Rudisha (KEN)
- 2014: Nijel Amos (BOT)
- 2018: Emmanuel Korir (KEN)
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