- Cameron Sharp
Robert Cameron Sharp (born
3 June 1958 ,Ayrshire ,Scotland ) is a former Scottish sprinter. In 1975 he won the Scottish schoolboys 100 and 200 championships. In 1978 he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games inEdmonton in the 4 x 100 m relay. Alongside David Jenkins, Allan Wells, and Andrew Macmaster.He went on to compete at the
1980 Summer Olympic Games inMoscow in the 100 m, 200 m 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 prentzler. But beat another top East German into bronze Frank Emmelmann the 100 metre winner. 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 100 m and 200 m champion with a famous 100 victory over 1980 Olympic 100 metre champion Allan Wells. Sharp also won 3 UK National Championships. And also won the AAA's 100 metres also. Sharp 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
100 metres 10.20
200 metres 20.47.
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 competed as an 800 metre runner in the World Youth Championships. Both daughters are national athletics champions.
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